Abstract
The purpose of this study is to elucidate how cognitively simple (CS) and complex (CC) subjects would integrate trait informations in impression of personality. Eight persons were constructed with uni- through tri-dimensional trait information, yielding 24 hypothetical stimulus persons (Table 2). For each condition, the cognitive space (stimulus configuration) of personality impressions was analysed by multidimensional scaling of individual differences (ALSCAL). Structures of cognitive space was examined, with increase in dimensionality of information. Only the data of eight CS (cognitively simple) and eight CC (cognitively complex) subjects were analysed, who were selected from 38 high school girls, based on the scores of Role Construct Repertory Test (Rep. Test). Throughout three conditions, CS subjects discriminate the stimulus persons globally and unidimensionally, while CC subjects discriminate them multidimensionally producing the highly-organized cognitive space, accordingly.
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