Selected Bibliography on Cognitive Styles: 1978-1982

Abstract

A computer search, using descriptors from the thesauri of the Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) and from the Psychological Abstracts, yielded a total of 159 published references on various cognitive styles. This endeavor spanned a 4-yr. period from 1978 to 1982. An organizational structure was imposed on this listing to facilitate meaningful retrieval. References were alphabetically and chronologically grouped under relevant subject headings.

Unresolved Issues in Research on Field Dependence-Independence

“…To illustrate, it has generated almost 4,000 studies which have been assembled and classified in a series of bibliographies issued by the Educational Testing Service since 1972 (Cox, 1980;Cox & Gall, 1981;Cox & Witkin, 1978;Witkin et al, 1973;Witkin, Cox, Friedman, Hrishikesan, & Siegel, 1974;Witkin, Cox & Friedman, 1976). This series is complemented by the literature reviews and bibliographies of research on FDI provided by Ausburn & Ausburn (1978), Goodenough (1976), Gonsalves (1983), Guilford (1980), Long (1974), Ragan et al (1979), Staugaitis (1978), Witkin & Goodenough (1981) and .…”