Situation-Specific Thinking Style (Experiential)

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 used my gut feelings.
• I went by what felt good to me.
• I trusted my hunches.
• I relied on my sense of intuition.
• I relied on my first impressions.
• I used my instincts.
• I used my heart as a guide for my actions.
• I had flashes of insight.
• Ideas just popped into my head.
• I used free-association, where one idea leads to the next.

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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