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Relationship between cognitive style and defensive style

A H Westreich1, B Ritzler, J Duncan

  • 1Long Island University, USA.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|June 1, 1997
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This study explored cognitive and defensive styles, finding they are positively correlated, not independent. Measurement issues mean firm conclusions about these psychological styles require further investigation.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Psychoanalytic Theory

Background:

  • Cognitive style and defensive style are key psychological constructs.
  • Previous research has not fully elucidated the relationship between these styles.
  • Developmental psychology offers a framework for understanding cognitive style variations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between cognitive style and defensive style.
  • To formulate and test a new model of visual attention cognitive styles across developmental levels.
  • To examine the correlation between specific cognitive and defense mechanisms.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a new framework for visual attention cognitive styles (global, local, global-plus-local) across concrete and formal operational stages.

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  • Administered global-local sorting tasks, Sentence Preference Test, Embedded Figures Test, and Defense Style Questionnaire to 50 subjects.
  • Analyzed data to assess the correlation between cognitive and defensive styles.

    • Main Results:

    • Found mixed support for the hypothesized cognition-defense relationship.
    • Results indicated that "pure" character types are uncommon.
    • Cognitive and defensive styles were found to be positively correlated, contrary to expectations of independence.

    Conclusions:

    • The study suggests a positive correlation between cognitive and defensive styles.
    • The typicality of "pure" character types in cognition and defense requires further research.
    • Potential measurement limitations necessitate caution in drawing definitive conclusions.