Research of interrelation of cognitive styles and their features in young men and women

Abstract

The relevance of the study is due to the high intellectual and information loads, which are exposed to young people aged 16.18 years. The aim of the study is to determine the specifics of the manifestation of cognitive styles in young men and women in the period of study, which falls on the end of school and the beginning of education at the university. The study involved 90 people (63 female and 27 male), the average age of the subjects: Xcp = 17.4, σ = 0.58. Methods corresponding to three levels of manifestation of «analyticity/holistic» cognitive style (perception, thinking and worldview) were used for the research: «Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure», «Benziger Thinking Styles Assessment» and «Analytic.Holistic Scale». Mathematical data processing was carried out by means of φ∗-criterion, Fisher's variance analysis and Pearson's correlation analysis. It has been established that the differences between young men and girls are related to the level of perception (young men are more analytic, and young women - holistic style), and do not appear at the level of thinking and worldview. Regardless of gender, the closest relationships are observed in the parameters of «analyticity-holistic» and «impulsivity-reflexivity». Field dependency and visualization as cognitive styles are also associated with holistic, but in young men and women this manifests itself in different ways. The results of the study confirm the data on the three-level structural organization of cognitive styles, and the allocation of analyticity/holistic as the basic structure that determines the stylistic characteristics of the personality. The obtained data can be useful in the educational process and will allow teachers to organize the learning process most effectively in accordance with the specifics of the manifestation of cognitive styles in young men and women. © 2019 LLC Ecological Help. All rights reserved.