Accountability increases exploratory thought only when three con-ditions apply

Accountability increases exploratory thought only when three con-ditions apply: (1) decision makers learn before forming any opinion that they will be accountable to an audience, (2) the audience's views are unknown, and (3) they believe the audience is well informed and interested in accuracy.

— from The Mind in the Cockpit · Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt