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The objectives of this study were to explore the relationship
of rational thinking, consisted of critical thinking dimension
and creative thinking dimension, and affective personality
traits, consisted of four positive dimensions and one negative
dimension, from a multidimensional perspective, and to examine
if one''s sex and major would have influence on his/her rational
thinking and affective personality traits. Tests were
administered to 386 college students, evaluating their levels
of critical thinking, creative thinking, interpersonal
sensitivity, aesthetic orientation, emotioanl expressivity,
empathy and emotionality. Findings suggest that: (1) Subjects
scoring high on Rational thinking have significant high scores
in positive dimensions of affective personality traits, but it
seems that rational thinking is not related to the negative
dimension of affective personality traits. (2) There is no
significant sex difference in rational thinking, meanwhile in
affective personality traits, female score obviously higher in
aesthetic orientation, empathy, and emotionality, and there is
no significant sex difference in emotional expressivity, but
male score higher in interpersonal sensitivity. (3) Students in
different majors don''t have significant differences in their
critical thinking, creative thinking, and rational thinking
abilities, but students majoring art and literature surely
score higher in emotionality and aesthetic orientation
dimensions than students majoring nature science or other
subjects.
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