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Differences in thinking styles of artists and engineers.

Career Development Quarterly

| December 01, 2007 | Gridley, Mark C. | COPYRIGHT 2007 National Career Development Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Seventy-one professional fine artists and 147 engineers completed Sternberg's Intellectual Styles Questionnaire (R. J. Sternberg & R. K. Wagner, 1991). Artists preferred less external input in their work than engineers preferred, and engineers were more inclined to prioritize their thinking. Artists preferred devising their own plans significantly more than did engineers.

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Artists and engineers both like to make things, and individuals in both professions share high visual-spatial abilities (Gelade, 2002; Harrison, Hunt, & Jackson, 1955; Holland, 1997; Holtzman, Swartz, & Thorpe, 1971; Humphreys, Lubinski, & Yao, 1993; Kandel, 1940; Roe, 1956; ...

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