Cognitive Style: Time to Experiment

Frontiers in Psychology

Robert C. A. Bendall¹ 

关键词: cognitive style;    cognition;    visual attention;    eye-tracking;    neuroimaging;    functional near-infrared spectroscopy;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01786

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Evidence exists that individuals possess habitual ways of approaching tasks and situations associated with particular patterns in cognitive processes including decision making, problem solving, perception, and attention. Such approaches are conceptualized as cognitive style, a concept first formally introduced by Allport almost eight decades ago and defined as an individual's typical or habitual mode of problem solving, thinking, perceiving, and remembering (Allport, 1937). The popularity of the concept has since continued to grow, leading to a profusion of applied research and commercial applications in such areas as business, management, and education. Such levels of activity have led to the emergence of more than 70 identifiable models and measures of cognitive (and learning) style (Coffield et al., 2004) and a plethora of related terminology, constructs, and measures of style. Consequently, the field of style has become wildly confusing to both researchers and practitioners, and, perhaps justifiably, has received weighty criticism, most notably from Coffield et al. (2004). Following a broad and detailed systematic review of the most popular models and construct measures, Coffield et al. (2004), together with others (e.g., Curry, 1987; Cassidy, 2004), issued a damning critique of style, noting the failure of the field to offer a consensus on definitions and terminology, construct models and underlying theory, and valid and reliable construct measurement. Such concerns present a major obstacle for continued research and practice in the field.

【 授权许可】

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