本論文研究全面型和分析型兩者認知風格如何影響使用者對於界面的處理。作者分析現有與認知風格、文化層面及此兩者聯集的文獻,並將其與國際化使用者界面設計的實踐作結合。
本論文其中一個假設為全面型思考者會更快地處理按照全面型思考而設計的使用者介面結構與屬性。另一個補充假設為,分析型思考者與全面型思考相較,分析型思考者會明顯的能夠更快處理依照分析型思考而設計的使用者介面結構與屬性。
此兩者假設透過一系列資訊結構的認知測試,並與 ECAS-WA/VICS 測試互做比較。研究結果發現,研究提出的架構和全面型、分析型兩者認知風格並沒有顯著的關聯。除了本身測得的現象,使用的測試軟體以及最後兩章分析的其他變相都是其因素。
最後,作者提出如何改善 ECAS-WA/VICS 此測試軟體可信度的建議和其他全面型與分析型認知風格的理論,以從不同觀點來測試研究所提出的資訊架構。

This thesis studies the impact of one’s wholistic – analytical cognitive style preference on the performance of processing user interfaces. The author analyzes existing literature on cognitive styles and cultural dimensions and the connection between the two fields. This is put in relation with practices for internationalizing user interface design.
One hypothesis of the thesis is that the wholistic thinkers will be faster at processing a user interface structures that are organized according to user interface structure and properties associated with wholistic thinking. Second hypothesis is complementary and posits that analytical thinkers are significantly faster at processing information organized according to user interface structure and properties associated with analytical thinking compared to wholistic thinkers. The hypotheses were tested in an experiment on a sample of subjects through a series of cognitive tests performed on a set of information structures and compared to the results of the ECSA-WA/VICS test.
In the end, no significant correlation between the proposed structures and the wholistic – analytical cognitive style preference was found. This is attributed not only to the measured phenomenon but also the test software and other variables which are further analyzed in the last two chapters. Finally, the author proposes to further improve the test reliability of ECSA-WA/VICS software suite and to test the proposed information structures using other wholistic – analytical cognitive style theories.

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