Cognitive Style Assessment Test
Understand how you process information and lean on social cues versus your own judgment in about 10 minutes. Useful for counseling, hiring, and research to improve fit, communication, and openness to change.
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Lie Scale (LS)
Average
16.9
Normal range
14 — 19.9
min.
6
max.
24
majority
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Social Environment (SE)
Average
17.8
Normal range
15.4 — 20.1
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6
max.
24
majority
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Ideology and Political Relations (IaPR)
Average
11.9
Normal range
8.9 — 15
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6
max.
24
majority
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Stereotypes and Social Attitudes (SaSA)
Average
14.9
Normal range
12 — 17.8
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6
max.
24
majority
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Attitude Towards Material Possessions (ATMP)
Average
11.7
Normal range
8.8 — 14.6
min.
6
max.
24
majority
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Professional Activity (PA)
Average
15.6
Normal range
12.3 — 18.8
min.
6
max.
24
majority
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Psychological Defense (PD)
Average
18.1
Normal range
15.5 — 20.6
min.
6
max.
24
majority
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Attitude Toward Innovations (ATI)
Average
16.2
Normal range
13.3 — 19
min.
6
max.
24
majority
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Family Relationships (FR)
Average
19.3
Normal range
16.7 — 21.8
min.
6
max.
24
majority
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Pole-independence → Pole-dependence (P→P)
Average
85.7
Normal range
61 — 110.5
min.
48
max.
192
majority
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What does this assessment measure?
It measures the degree to which thinking relies on external cues such as context, social norms, and other people’s opinions versus internal criteria and self-defined standards.
What areas of life are covered by the questions?
Items address social interaction, stereotypes and norms, work tasks, family relationships, possessions, ideology and politics, and responses to innovation and change.
How long does it take, and how many questions are included?
It contains 54 questions and typically takes about 10 minutes to complete.
How should responses be selected?
Answer each item based on typical behavior across most situations, not a single recent event. Use the first response that fits, and avoid overthinking or trying to give a preferred impression.
How are results used and interpreted?
Scores indicate a relative tendency toward field dependence or field independence overall and by context. Results support counseling, personnel decisions, and research when interpreted alongside other information.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
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Cognitive Style Assessment Test
This measure is used to evaluate how an individual tends to perceive and process information across everyday contexts. The Cognitive Style Assessment is intended to characterize the degree to which a person relies on external cues and social norms versus internal criteria when forming judgments; it is commonly associated with the work of H. A. Witkin and R. J. Riding.
The instrument consists of 54 items and typically takes about 10 minutes to complete. Item content is framed in multiple life domains (e.g., social interaction, work-related situations, family relationships, and responses to change) to support a broad estimate of cognitive style. Results from the Cognitive Style Assessment may be used to inform case conceptualization, guide discussion in counseling, or support decision-making in research or organizational settings, with interpretation integrated with other clinical information.
Author: H. A. Witkin, R. J. Riding
Literature: Riding, R. J., & Cheema, I. Cognitive styles—An overview and integration. Educational Psychology. 1991.
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