An Event-Related-Potential (ERP) Study of Global and Local Thinking Styles

Abstract

Abstract: The present study examined the relationships between the global/local thinking styles and ERPs by using the compound letter tasks (Large letters were constructed from smaller letters; e.g., a large H made up of small Ss) recognition. The participants with typical global style showed significantly higher accuracy in the large letter identification task, whereas the participants with typical local style showed higher accuracy in the small letter identification task. The global style group had significantly shorter react time in the large letter identification task than in the small letter task, whereas the local group had significantly shorter react time in the small letter identification task than in the large letter task. Furthermore, the global style group had significantly larger amplitude and longer latency of N270 in F3, Fz, F4, FC3, FCz, and FC4 than did the local style group. The results indicate that individuals with typical global style do better in processing the global tasks, whereas individuals with typical local style do better in processing the concrete details. Global individuals with a higher level of cognitive complexity may occupy less neural resources and have deeper information processing levels than the local individuals do in the coding and storage of working memory. The present study provides neurophysiological evidence for further understanding the internal processing mechanism of thinking style.

Key words: thinking style, global, local, ERP, N270

摘要： 思维风格，作为一种典型的智力风格，在解释、预测人们的行为时有着显著的增量效度。研究分析了整体型和局部型两种思维风格在大学生组合字母识别任务中的ERP成分。行为实验发现，整体型个体处理整体任务更有优势，局部型个体处理局部任务更有优势。ERP结果显示，整体型风格者在F3，Fz，F4，FC3，FCz和FC4电极点的N270的波峰显著高于和潜伏期显著长于局部型思维风格者。整体型个体倾向于更高水平的认知复杂性，相较于局部型个体，工作记忆的编码和存储可能占用更少的神经资源，对冲突信息的处理可能会进入更深程度的加工。研究为认识思维风格的内部加工机制提供了脑电活动的神经生理学证据。

关键词: 思维风格, 整体型, 局部型, ERP, N270

CLC Number:

B842.1

WANG Meng, FAN Weiqiao, SHEN Ying. An Event-Related-Potential (ERP) Study of Global and Local Thinking Styles[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2019, 17(4): 472-479.

王梦, 范为桥, 沈英. 整体型和局部型思维风格的ERP研究[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2019, 17(4): 472-479.

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