Situation-Specific Thinking Style (Rational)

What it measures

A ten-item scale measuring situation-specific thinking style.

Response format

5-point Likert (1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree)

Scale items

• I reasoned things out carefully.
• I tackled this task systematically.
• I figured things out logically.
• I approached this task analytically.
• I was very focused on the steps involved in doing this task.
• I applied precise rules to deduce the answers.
• I was very focused on what I was doing to arrive at the answers.
• I was very aware of my thinking process.
• I arrived at my answers by carefully assessing the information in front of me.
• I used clear rules.

Full scale items shown. Always cite the original source when using this scale in research.

Usage notes & scoring

Factor analytic procedures were used to support the scale's structural validity.

Citation

Epstein, Seymour (1973), “The Self-Concept Revisited, or a Theory of a Theory,” American Psychologist, 28 (5), 404–16.

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