Cognitive style.pptVIP

Definition a term used in cognitive psychology to describe the way individuals think, perceive and remember information. cognitive style既包括个体知觉、记忆、思维等认知过程方面的差异，又包括个体态度、动机等人格形成和认知能力与认知功能方面的差异 Cognitive style VS Cognitive ability They are different the latter being measured by aptitude tests or so-called intelligence tests. whether it is a single or multiple dimension of human personality. Views and theories Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Herrmann Brain Dominance Indicator (HBDI) Benziger Thinking Styles Assessment (BTSA) H. Witkin’s model of cognitive style ( The field dependence-independence model ) Pask’s model (holist or serialist) Ornsteins model (hemispherical lateralisation concept) Kirtons model (Adaption-Innovation theory) A popular, multi-dimensional instrument for the measure of cognitive style HBDI more frequently used in America BTSA takes into account extraversion and introversion along a chemical path, distinct from MBTI which considers it to be binary (a person is either Extraverted or Introverted) a challenge to the validity of one of the MBTI scales Another difference is the idea that we change our cognitive style over a life-time. Again, this is not presented in any other instruments as clearly as the BTSA. Whilst Dr. Benzigers tool describes periods of life where we develop competence in a variety of tasks, her theory shows that our preferred cognitive style remains the same irrespective of these complimentary competency development stages. The field dependence-independence model identifies an individuals perceptive behavior while distinguishing object figures from the content field in which they are set. Field dependent the styles of individuals and of groups can be located on a continuum between a global style and an articulated style. Field-independent people tend to be more autonomous when it comes to the development of restructuring skills; that is, those skills required during technical tasks wit