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Measuring Individual Differences In Affective, Heuristic, And Holistic Intuition, Jean Pretz, Kathryn Totz

Jean E Pretz

What is the nature of intuition? How should individual differences in intuition be measured? We examined the nature of intuition as measured by two commonly-used questionnaires of the construct. Two hundred twelve undergraduates completed the Rational-Experiential Inventory and the Intuitive/Sensate and Thinking/Feeling subscales of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator to examine correspondences between the constructs measured by each. Factor analyses revealed that the scales tap three distinct aspects of intuition: affective, heuristic, and holistic intuition. The REI was unique in its measurement of intuitive ability, and the MBTI was unique in its measurement of holistic intuition. An unexpected relationship between …