Abstract: Personality dynamics capture not only the interplay of traits in manifest behavior but also the influence of thinking styles and nature of intellectual functioning. It becomes interesting to note how inclination towards educational operationalization such as arts and science domains could indicate the aforesaid characteristics. The present study was designed to assess the personality types, Field Dependence/ Field Independence cognitive modes of functioning and Divergent/ convergent thinking styles of university students studying in science and arts streams. The sample comprised of 50 students each in the arts and science domain from the university, age ranging 20-23 years. The psychological tests administered on the two groups were Cattells’s 16PF (1973), TTCT by Torrance (1974), Culture Fair Intelligence Test (Cattell’s, 1973) and Embedded Figure Test (Witkins, 1971). The two groups presented a varied picture on the above mentioned indices of personality dynamics.
Keywords: Arts/Science domain, Personality, Field Dependence-Independence, Convergent-Divergent thinking.
Title: Personological Basis for Higher Education Preferences in University Students
Author: Dr. Tarika Sandhu
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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