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Cognitive Styles Test

The following test is for personal information only and is not meant to be a professional evaluation.

The Cognitive Styles Test measures 13 irrational styles of thinking that can create or contribute to life problems including depression, anxiety, anger, relationship difficulties, motivational issues. This test provides information to help you learn about yourself and to work on self-improvement. Irrational styles of thinking refers to the concept from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) that problem behavior and many symptoms of stress occur due to our thought processes. By learning about your irrational thinking you can learn to change it.

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  • For authors and more information:

    Goldberg, L. R., Johnson, J. A., Eber, H. W., Hogan, R., Ashton, M. C., Cloninger, C. R., & Gough, H. C. (2006). The International Personality Item Pool and the future of public-domain personality measures. Journal of Research in Personality, 40, 84-96.

    International Personality Item Pool: A Scientific Collaboratory for the Development of Advanced Measures of Personality Traits and Other Individual Differences (http://ipip.ori.org/).

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