Orientation to Change - the First Dimension
This scale measures our level of comfort or discomfort when we experience change, or when the immediate future is uncertain. Just us unavailability of necessary information, missing signals etcetera can lead to uncertainty likewise stimulus rich and information overloaded environments can also contribute to uncertainty. Regardless of their cognitive style, people vary in their aptitude for operating in such circumstances.
Individuals who have high tolerance of ambiguity also tend to be cognitively more complex. they tend to pay attention to more information, interpret more cues and possess more sense making categories than less complex individuals do.
They are usually also better transmitters of information, and more sensitive to non - verbal and non-superficial signals.