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Comparison of the experiential and rational systems according to Cognitive-Experiential Self Theory |
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| Experiential |
Rational |
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| Holistic |
Analytic |
| Emotional; pleasure-pain oriented (what feels good) |
Logical; reason oriented (what is sensible) |
| Associationistic connections |
Cause and effect connections |
| Outcome oriented |
Process oriented |
| Behaviour mediated by vibes from past experience |
Behaviour mediated by conscious appraisal of events |
| Encodes reality in concrete images, metaphors, and narratives |
Encodes reality in abstract symbols, words and numbers |
| More rapid processing oriented toward immediate action |
Slower processing oriented toward delayed action |
| Slower to change; changes with repetitive or intense experience |
Changes more rapidly; changes with speed of thought |
| More crudely differentiated; broad generalization gradient; categorical thinking |
More highly differentiated; dimensional thinking |
| More crudely integrated; dissociative, organized in part by emotional complexes (cognitive affective modules) |
More highly integrated |
| Experienced passively and preconsciously; seized by emotions |
Experienced actively and consciously; in control of our thoughts |
| Self evidently valid; "Seeing is believing" |
Requires justification via logic and evidence |
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Source: Epstein S: Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory of personality. In: Personality and social psychology. Edited by Theodore Millon and Melvin J Lerner. New York: Wiley; 2003. [Irving B Weiner (Series Editor): Handbook of psychology, vol 5.]. Copyright © 2003. Reprinted with permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | |
Sladek et al. Implementation Science 2008 3:23 doi:10.1186/1748-5908-3-23 |
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