The Validation Study of Methods Measuring the Analytic and Holistic Cognitive Style

The aim of this study is to verify the psychometric properties of several recently created original or adapted computer-based methods which measure the concept of analytic/holistic cognitive style (hereafter ''A/H'; for review see Nisbett et al., 2001). Even though the A/H is often used in cross-cultural psychological research, the appropriately validated method with sufficient psychometric properties does not exist yet and the cross-cultural comparisons might, therefore, be biased. In the current research, various methods are used in order to estimate the level of A/H in different cultures. Nevertheless, these methods often do not correlate among each other and some scholars criticize cognitive style as a pseudo-construct that overlaps with personality traits or cognitive abilities. Hence, the creation and examination of valid and reliable methods for A/H measurement is crucial for further research and application in the field. In order to achieve this goal, we developed six methods administered via online testing software SW Hypothesis (Šašinka et al., 2017). More specifically, three methods based on Navon figures - Compute-Figure tests (CFT1, CFT2, CFT3), Extended Cognitive Style Analysis Wholistic-Analytic test (E-CSA-WA), Absolute-Relative test (ART) and Analysis-Holism Scale (AHS).本研究旨在验证数种近期创建或改编的基于计算机的测量分析/整体认知风格（以下简称''A/H''；详见Nisbett等，2001年的综述）的心理学测量方法的心理测量特性。尽管A/H在跨文化心理学研究中被广泛使用，但尚未存在经过适当验证且具备充分心理测量特性的方法，因此跨文化比较可能存在偏差。在当前研究中，采用多种方法以估算不同文化中的A/H水平。然而，这些方法之间往往缺乏相关性，且部分学者批评认知风格为一种伪概念，与人格特质或认知能力重叠。因此，创建和检验用于A/H测量的有效且可靠的方法对于该领域的研究与应用至关重要。为此，我们开发了六种通过在线测试软件SW Hypothesis（Šašinka等，2017年）实施的测量方法。具体而言，包括基于Navon图形的三种方法——计算图形测试（CFT1、CFT2、CFT3）、扩展认知风格分析整体-分析测试（E-CSA-WA）、绝对-相对测试（ART）和分析-整体量表（AHS）。