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Type in the content of your page here. West Self Awareness Tool #2 The Cognitive Style Instrument

** SELF-AWARENESS TOOL # 2 ** **// Suppose you are a scientist in NASA whose job it is to gather information about the moons of Saturn. Which of the following would you be more interested in investigating? //** ___b__ __1. a. //How the moons are similar to one another//__ __ b. How the moons differ from one another
 * THE COGNITIVE STYLE INSTRUMENT **

___b_ __2. a. //How the whole system of moons appear// b. The characteristics of each moon

___a_ __3. a. //How Saturn and its moons differ from Earth and its moon// b. How Saturn and its moons are similar to Earth and its moon ___b 4. a. //A presentation analyzing the details of the data// b. A presentation focused on the overall perspective
 * // Suppose you are the chief executive of a company and have asked division heads to make presentations at the end of the year. Which of the following would be more appealing to you? //**

___a__ __5. a. //A presentation showing how the division contributed to the//__ __// company as a whole // b. A presentation showing the unique contributions of the division

___a 6. a. //Details of how the division performed// b. General summaries of performance data a __7. a. //A detailed description of people and events//__ __ b. General impressions and feelings
 * // Suppose you are visiting an Asian country, and you are writing home to tell about your //**
 * // trip. Which of the following would be most typical of the letter you would write? //**

____b__ 8. a. //A focus on similarities of our culture to theirs// b. A focus on the uniqueness of their culture

b __9. a. //Overall, general impression of the experience//__ __ b. Separate, unique impressions of parts of the experience ____a__ 10. a. //Listen for the parts of individual instruments?// b. Listen for the harmony of all the instruments together?
 * // Suppose you are attending a concert featuring a famous symphony orchestra. Which of the following would you be most likely to do? //**

___b___ 11. a. //Pay attention to the overall mood associated with the music// b. Pay attention to the separate feelings associated with different parts of the music

___b__ __12. a. //Focus on the overall style of the conductor//__ __ b. Focus on how the conductor interprets different parts of the score ____a__ 13. a. //Systematically collect information on the organization// b. Rely on personal intuition or inspiration
 * // Suppose you are considering taking a job with a certain organization. Which of the following would you be more likely to do in deciding whether or not to take the job? //**

___a___ 14. a. //Consider primarily the fit between you and the job// b. Consider primarily the politics needed to succeed in the organization

___a___ 15. a. //Be methodical in collecting data and making a choice// b. Mainly consider personal instincts and gut feelings ___b__ __16. a. //You would invest on a hunch//__ __ b. You would invest only after a systematic investigation of the firm ___b_ __17. a. //You would be somewhat impulsive in deciding to invest// b. You would follow a pre-set pattern in making your decision
 * // Suppose you inherit some money and decide to invest it. You learn of a new high-technology firm that has just issued stock. Which of the following is most likely to be true of your decision to purchase the firm’s stock? //**

___b_ __18. a. //You could rationally justify your decision to invest in this firm// // and not in another // b. It would be difficult to rationally justify your decision to invest in this firm and not another ___a_ __19 A. //How are you more likely to cook?// a. With a recipe b. Without a recipe b 20. B. //How would you predict the Super Bowl winner next year?// a. After systematically researching the personnel and records of each of the teams b. On a hunch or by intuition
 * // Suppose you are being interviewed on TV, and you are asked the following questions. Which alternative would you be most likely to select? //**

___b_ __21. C. //Which games do you prefer?// a. Games of chance (like Bingo) ___a_ __22.__ a. //Interview each applicant using a set outline of questions// b. Concentrate on your personal feelings and instincts about each applicant
 * //b.//** Chess, checkers or Scrabble
 * // Suppose you are a manager and need to hire an executive assistant. Which of the following would you be most likely to do in the process? //**

__ b 23. a. //Consider primarily the personality fit between yourself and the candidates// __ b. Consider the match between the precise job requirements and the candidate’s capabilities

__a__ 24. a. //Rely on factual and historical data on each candidate in making// // a choice //  b. Rely on feelings and impressions in making a choice

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 * // Gathering Information Evaluating Information //**
 * Score 2 Score 10 Score 9 Score 3**

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">This writer's cognitive style tends to lean heavily toward sensing and thinking. There is not much emphasis placed upon intuition or feeling. As compared to others who have taken this test the writer's scores more closely resembled the males' cognitive styles. This writer agrees with the results as she has always been analytical; at times over thinking a challenge or problem. ||  || Comparison Data (other students who completed) Males 5.98 6.02 6.08 5.20 Females 6.04 5.96 6.94 5.06
 * Intuitive Sensing Thinking Feeling**