My Cognitive Style

I found my scores on the cognitive style assessment very interesting. In the following post, I will discuss my analysis of my scores.

On the extrovert/introvert continuum, I scored very high on the extrovert category. This is consistent with how I view myself. I love meeting new people and can usually have a conversation with almost anyone. However, the few points I scored on the introvert side probably reflect my tendency to be uncomfortable with people who lack self-confidence. When people are awkward being themselves, it makes me feel uncomfortable.

As for generating information, I scored evenly between sensing and intuition. I find value in both of these dimensions of information generation. I tend to be logical and very detail oriented. I like to base many of my decisions on facts. However, over the past few years, I have worked on developing my creative side which is why this is reflected in my intuitive score. I think creativity is very closely tied to innovation.

Very close to my score on sensing and intuition is my score on thinking vs. feeling. Although I did not fall directly in the center, I was very close, leaning only slightly to the thinking side of the continuum. I tend to draw upon both my analysis of a situation and previous personal experience when making decisions. I believe personal experience has a lot of merit in the work place, but it will not dictate exactly how a situation will unfold. Analysis is still an important component.

I was also not surprised to see that I fell more on the judgemental side than the perceptive side of the continuum. I tend to make judgements rather quickly instead of waiting to take everything in. I believe this is the reason that I tend to interpret things slightly differently than others. Once I hear something I start making a series of judgements that lead me to a decision which is different than the one that I may have come to if I had waited to take everything in. While I appreciate the fact that I can think quickly and start making connections, I think to improve the way I work in groups I need to learn to slow down and let others catch up.

I look forward to making more connections regarding my cognitive style in the future.