The Inventory of Personality Organization-Reality Testing Subscale (IPO-RT) and Belief in Science Scale quest fryer (BIS) represent indirect, proxy measures of intuitive-experiential and analytical-rational thinking.However, a limited appraisal of factorial structure exists, and assessment of person-item functioning has not occurred.This study assessed the IPO-RT and BIS using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Rasch analysis with a sample of 1030 participants (465 males, 565 females).Correlation analysis revealed a negative, moderate relationship between the measures.CFA supported a bifactorial model of the IPO-RT with four bifactors (Auditory and Visual Hallucinations, Delusional Thinking, Social Deficits, and Confusion).
A one-factor model best fitted the BIS.Satisfactory item/person bar drain board reliability and unidimensionality was observed for both measures using Rasch analysis, and items generally exhibited gender invariance.However, IPO-RT items were challenging, whereas BIS items were relatively easy to endorse.Overall, results indicated that the IPO-RT and BIS are conceptually sound, indirect indices of intuitive-experiential and analytical-rational thinking.Acknowledging the breadth of these thinking styles, a useful future research focus includes evaluating the performance of IPO-RT and BIS alongside objective tests.