COGNITIVE STYLES AND EDUCATIONAL-VOCATIONAL PREFERENCES AND SELECTION

Tested the hypothesis that individuals selecting vocationally distinctive educational pathways exhibit different cognitive styles, which are related to the ease and nature of vocational decision making. 328 female students in nursing, special education, home economics, and dental hygiene, as well as an undecided group, and 37 males in pharmacy and fisheries technology were given the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and several measures of cognitive style. Several differences in cognitive style were observed which were to some degree associated with other personality differences. No differences were observed regarding cognitive style variations and VPI high-point codes or ease of vocational selection. (20 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1969 American Psychological Association.