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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Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Lie Scale (LS)
Lie Scale (LS)
Average
16.9
Normal range
14 — 19.9
min.
6
max.
24
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Social Environment (SE)
Social Environment (SE)
Average
17.8
Normal range
15.4 — 20.1
min.
6
max.
24
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Ideology and Political Relations (IaPR)
Ideology and Political Relations (IaPR)
Average
11.9
Normal range
8.9 — 15
min.
6
max.
24
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Stereotypes and Social Attitudes (SaSA)
Stereotypes and Social Attitudes (SaSA)
Average
14.9
Normal range
12 — 17.8
min.
6
max.
24
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Attitude Towards Material Possessions (ATMP)
Attitude Towards Material Possessions (ATMP)
Average
11.7
Normal range
8.8 — 14.6
min.
6
max.
24
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Professional Activity (PA)
Professional Activity (PA)
Average
15.6
Normal range
12.3 — 18.8
min.
6
max.
24
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Psychological Defense (PD)
Psychological Defense (PD)
Average
18.1
Normal range
15.5 — 20.6
min.
6
max.
24
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Attitude Toward Innovations (ATI)
Attitude Toward Innovations (ATI)
Average
16.2
Normal range
13.3 — 19
min.
6
max.
24
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Family Relationships (FR)
Family Relationships (FR)
Average
19.3
Normal range
16.7 — 21.8
min.
6
max.
24
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Pole-independence → Pole-dependence (P→P)
Pole-independence → Pole-dependence (P→P)
Average
85.7
Normal range
61 — 110.5
min.
48
max.
192
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Example Questions From the Test
Please read each of the statements below carefully and indicate the extent to which you agree. Do not spend too much time thinking about the items; your initial response is important.
- No, that is not true
- Probably true
- True
- Completely true
- Not true
- Somewhat true
- True
- Completely true
- No, not true
- Probably true
- True
- Completely true
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
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Cognitive Style Assessment Test - Symptoms and Signs
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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