• Neeta Gupta

The presnt study has tried to explore Cognitive Styles of Gamblers and Smokers.For this, the data was collected on 100 people.50 Gamblers and 50 Smokers who were further classified into two groups ie Males(N=50) and Females(N=25) in each group of Smokers and Gamblers.The design which is used to conceptualize the data is 2X2 factorial design.Cognitive styles of the respondents were measured by using Cognitive Style Scale of Parveen(2011) which measures five types of cognitive styles.The obtained data was analyzed using Mean, S.D. and ANOVAs.The results had revaled that 1.Smokers were significantly found to use more Systematic Style while Gamblers were significantly found to use more undifferentiated Cognitive Style.2.Boys were significantly found to use more Systematic style than boys while girls were found to use more Intuitive and Split Style.3.No interaction were found to be significant on any of the dimensions of Cognitive Styles.

Cognitive Styles, Smokers and Gamblers.

"Cognitive Styles of Gamblers and Smokers:A Comparative Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.26-33, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902805.pdf

"Cognitive Styles of Gamblers and Smokers:A Comparative Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp26-33, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902805.pdf