To put it another way:

[Quoted for review purposes only]

Sophisticated problem solvers can be assumed to be well aware of the contextualized and relative nature of selected solutions. Changes in the context, additional information, or evolutions over time may induce them to reconsider their selection of a solution or even their interpretation of the problem at hand. From this perspective, it seems that this rapidly evolving society requires problem solvers to be cognitive flexible.

Cognitive flexibility is not simply a set of skills or competencies; it is described as being a disposition. This point of view has multiple implications. First, it implies that it refers to a probability that one will act in a particular way (one is disposed to act cognitive flexible) although it does not imply one will always do so. 

Second, it implies that cognitive flexibility is deeply rooted in cognition and hence related in complex ways with other aspects of cognition. This second implication is at the root of this book that explores, analyzes, and theorizes about the relationships between cognitive flexibility and beliefs.

Links Between Beliefs and Cognitive Flexibility: Lessons Learned
Jan Elen, Elmar Stahl, Rainer Bromme and Geraldine Clarebout
© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011

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