ON CONSISTENCY OF COGNITIVE COMPLEXITY BETWEEN DIFFERENT GRIDS

KENNICHI OHBUCHI; KAZUYA HORIKE

doi:10.4992/psycholres1954.20.177

KENNICHI OHBUCHI, KAZUYA HORIKE

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1978 Volume 20 Issue 4 Pages 177-182

DOI https://doi.org/10.4992/psycholres1954.20.177

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Published: March 30, 1979 Received: August 28, 1978 Available on J-STAGE: February 24, 2009 Accepted: - Advance online publication: - Revised: -
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Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: TITLE Details: [in Japanese]

Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: ABSTRACT Details: Wrong : Cognitive complexity was measured in terms of dimensionality and articulation. How consistent they curie between different measuring conditions was examined by correlating their measures with one another obtained from two sets of grids differing in constructs, objects (role persons), and tasks (rating vs. grouping). Measures of dimensionality were the modified Bieri's matching score, Scott's D, and Ware's percent of variance of the first principal component, and those of articulation, Bieri's matching score, Scott's C, and the number of groups. The main findings were as follows. (1) Dimensionality varied quite largely between two conditions differing in elements of grids, while articulation kept some coherence. (2) According to the results of split-half method, alternation of objects in a grid contributed more to fluctuation of dimensionality than of constructs.
Right : Cognitive complexity was measured in terms of dimensionality and articulation. How consistent they were between different measuring conditions was examined by correlating their measures with one another obtained from two sets of grids differing in constructs, objects (role persons), and tasks (rating vs. grouping). Measures of dimensionality were the modified Bieri's matching score, Scott's D, and Ware's percent of variance of the first principal component, and those of articulation, Bieri's matching score, Scott's C, and the number of groups. The main findings were as follows. (1) Dimensionality varied quite largely between two conditions differing in elements of grids, while articulation kept some coherence. (2) According to the results of split-half method, alternation of objects in a grid contributed more to fluctuation of dimensionality than of constructs.

Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: AUTHOR Details: Wrong : KENNICHI OHBUCHI¹⁾, KAZUYA HORIKEL²⁾
Right : KENNICHI OHBUCHI¹⁾, KAZUYA HORIKE²⁾

Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: AFFILIATION Details: Wrong :
1) Osaka Unive, city of Education
2) Tohoku University

Right :
1) Osaka University of Education
2) Tohoku University

Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: CITATION Details: Wrong : BIERI, J., ATKINS, A. L., BRIAR, S., LEAeAN, R. L., MILLER, H., & TRIPODS, T. 1966 Clinical and social judgement: The discrimination of behavioral information. New York: Wiley.
GIBSON, M. 1975 An illustration of the effect of the order of presentation of construct poles on Bieri's measures of cognitive complexity. British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 14, 425-426.
KELLY, G. A. 1955 The psychology of personal constructs. New York: Norton.
REKER, G. T. 1974 Interpersonal conceptual structure of emotionally disturbed and normal boys. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 83, 380-386.
SCOTT, W. A. 1969 Structure of natural cognitions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 12, 261-278.
SCOTT, W. A. 1974 Cognitive correlates of maladjustment among college students in three cultures. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 42, 184-195.
VANNOY, J. S. 1965 Generality of cognitive complexity-simplicity as a personal construct. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2, 385-396.
WARE, E. E. 1958 Relationship of intelligence and sex to diversity of individual semantic meaning spaces. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Illinois.

Right : BIERI, J., ATKINS, A. L., BRIAR, S., LEAMAN, R. L., MILLER, H., & TRIPODI, T. 1966 Clinical and social judgement: The discrimination of behavioral information. New York: Wiley.
GIBSON, M. 1975 An illustration of the effect of the order of presentation of construct poles on Bieri's measures of cognitive complexity. British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 14, 425-426.
KELLY, G. A. 1955The psychology of personal constructs. New York: Norton.
REKER, G. T. 1974 Interpersonal conceptual structure of emotionally disturbed and normal boys. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 83, 380-386.
SCOTT, W. A. 1969 Structure of natural cognitions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 12, 261-278.
SCOTT, W. A. 1974 Cognitive correlates of maladjustment among college students in three cultures. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 42, 184-195.
VANNOY, J. S. 1965 Generality of cognitive complexity-simplicity as a personal construct. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2, 385-396.
WARE, E. E. 1958 Relationship of intelligence and sex to diversity of individual semantic meaning spaces. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Illinois

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Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: ABSTRACT Details: Wrong : Cognitive complexity was measured in terms of dimensionality and articulation. How consistent they were between different measuring conditions was examined by correlating their measures with one another obtained from two sets of grids differing in constructs, objects (role persons), and tasks (rating vs. grouping). Measures of dimensionality were the modified Bieri's matching score, Scott's D, and Ware's percent of variance of the first principal component, and those of articulation, Bieri's matching score, Scott's C, and the number of groups. The main findings were as follows. (1) Dimensionality varied quite largely between two conditions differing in elements of grids, while articulation kept some coherence. (2) According to the results of split-half method, alternation of objects in a grid contributed more to fluctuation of dimensionality than of constructs.
Right : Cognitive complexity was measured in terms of dimensionality and articulation. How consistent they were between different measuring conditions was examined by correlating their measures with one another obtained from two sets of grids differing in constructs, objects (role persons), and tasks (rating vs. grouping). Measures of dimensionality were the modified Bieri's matching score, Scott's D, and Ware's percent of variance of the first principal component, and those of articulation, Bieri's matching score, Scott's C, and the number of groups. The main findings were as follows.(1) Dimensionality varied quite largely between two conditions differing in elements of grids, while articulation kept some coherence.(2) According to the results of split-half method, alternation of objects in a grid contributed more to fluctuation of dimensionality than of constructs.

Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: CITATION Details: Wrong : BIERI, J., ATKINS, A. L., BRIAR, S., LEAMAN, R. L., MILLER, H., & TRIPODI, T. 1966 Clinical and social judgement: The discrimination of behavioral information. New York: Wiley.
GIBSON, M. 1975 An illustration of the effect of the order of presentation of construct poles on Bieri's measures of cognitive complexity. British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 14, 425-426.
KELLY, G. A. 1955The psychology of personal constructs. New York: Norton.
REKER, G. T. 1974 Interpersonal conceptual structure of emotionally disturbed and normal boys. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 83, 380-386.
SCOTT, W. A. 1969 Structure of natural cognitions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 12, 261-278.
SCOTT, W. A. 1974 Cognitive correlates of maladjustment among college students in three cultures. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 42, 184-195.
VANNOY, J. S. 1965 Generality of cognitive complexity-simplicity as a personal construct. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2, 385-396.
WARE, E. E. 1958 Relationship of intelligence and sex to diversity of individual semantic meaning spaces. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Illinois

Right : BIERI, J., ATKINS, A. L., BRIAR, S., LEAMAN, R. L., MILLER, H., & TRIPODI, T. 1966 Clinical and social judgement: The discrimination of behavioral information. New York: Wiley.
GIBSON, M. 1975 An illustration of the effect of the order of presentation of construct poles on Bieri's measures of cognitive complexity. British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 14, 425-426.
KELLY, G. A. 1955 The psychology of personal constructs. New York: Norton.
REKER, G. T. 1974 Interpersonal conceptual structure of emotionally disturbed and normal boys. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 83, 380-386.
SCOTT, W. A. 1969 Structure of natural cognitions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 12, 261-278.
SCOTT, W. A. 1974 Cognitive correlates of maladjustment among college students in three cultures. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 42, 184-195.
VANNOY, J. S. 1965 Generality of cognitive complexity-simplicity as a personal construct. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2, 385-396.
WARE, E. E. 1958 Relationship of intelligence and sex to diversity of individual semantic meaning spaces. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Illinois.

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Cognitive complexity was measured in terms of dimensionality and articulation. How consistent they were between different measuring conditions was examined by correlating their measures with one another obtained from two sets of grids differing in constructs, objects (role persons), and tasks (rating vs. grouping). Measures of dimensionality were the modified Bieri's matching score, Scott's D, and Ware's percent of variance of the first principal component, and those of articulation, Bieri's matching score, Scott's C, and the number of groups. The main findings were as follows.(1) Dimensionality varied quite largely between two conditions differing in elements of grids, while articulation kept some coherence.(2) According to the results of split-half method, alternation of objects in a grid contributed more to fluctuation of dimensionality than of constructs.

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