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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; ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Differences in thinking styles of artists and engineers.