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Measuring need for closure in classroom learners

Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2008
Abstract Need for closure, as formulated by Kruglanski and colleagues [Kruglanski, A. W. (1990). Lay epistemic theory in social-cognitive psychology. Psychological Inquiry, 1(3), 181–197; Kruglanski, A. W., & Webster, D. M. (1996). Motivated closing of the mind: Seizing and freezing. Psychological Review, 103, 263–283; Webster, D. M., & Kruglanski, A.
Teresa K. DeBacker, H. Michael Crowson
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Need for closure and reactions to innovation

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 2017
AbstractIn two studies using Italian (N = 852) and American (N = 94) samples, we hypothesized that high NFC individuals would have lower intentions to use new technological developments, and that this relationship would be mediated by anxiety about the new technology. We found support for this hypothesis in Study 1, but not Study 2. In the second study,
Chernikova, Marina, Kruglanski, Arie, Giovannini, Dino, Vezzali, Loris, Su, Junjie   +4 more
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Individual differences in need for cognitive closure.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1994
This article introduces an individual-difference measure of the need for cognitive closure. As a dispositional construct, the need for cognitive closure is presently treated as a latent variable manifested through several different aspects, namely, desire for predictability, preference for order and structure, discomfort with ambiguity, decisiveness ...
D M, Webster, A W, Kruglanski
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Persistent gastrocutaneous fistula: Factors affecting the need for closure

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2013
The occurrence of gastrocutaneous fistula (GCF) is a well-known complication after gastrostomy tube placement. We explore multiple factors to ascertain their impact on the rate of persistent GCF formation.We retrospectively reviewed patient records for all gastrostomies (GT) constructed at our institution from 2007 to 2011.
Deidre L, Wyrick, Andrew P, Bozeman, Samuel D, Smith, Richard J, Jackson, R Todd, Maxson, Karen R, Kelley, Donna L, Mathews, Jingyun, Li, Christopher J, Swearingen, Melvin S, Dassinger   +9 more
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Need for Closure and the Social Response to Terrorism

Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 2010
It has been long contended that terrorism is a form of psychological warfare with the aim of advancing political objectives through the spreading of fear. The present set of five studies explored the relation between need for closure and the social response to terrorism.
Orehek, E., Fishman, S., Dechesne, M., Doosje, B., Kruglanski, A.W., Cole, A.P., Saddler, B., Jackson, T.   +7 more
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Dispositional Need for Cognitive Closure and Self-Enhancing Beliefs

The Journal of Social Psychology, 2000
In 3 studies, the author examined self-enhancing beliefs as a function of dispositional need for cognitive closure. The results of the 1st study revealed that fathers in the Netherlands believed that they devoted more time to their children than did average Dutch fathers; these beliefs were strongest for participants with a high need for closure ...
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Intolerance of Ambiguity and Need for Closure

Psychological Reports, 1978
The definition of intolerance of ambiguity as a predisposition to perceive lack of structure as a possible threat implies that both environmental demands and the individual's coping resources will affect that perception. Thus, Raphael and his colleagues, in establishing the relationship of intolerance of ambiguity to intelligence and the need to ...
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Need for Closure, Torture, and Punishment Motivations

Social Psychology, 2017
Abstract. When considering how criminals should be punished, most individuals prefer retributive (i.e., punishment compensating for the harm caused by the perpetrator) over utilitarian justice (i.e., punishment with the intent to deter future crime). However, past research has found that individuals with a high (vs.
Giacomantonio, Mauro, Pierro, Antonio, Baldner, Conrad, Kruglanski, Arie   +3 more
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The Need for Closure and the Need for Structure: Interrelationships, Correlates, and Outcomes

The Journal of Psychology, 1999
Abstract In this study, the authors administered the Need for Closure Scale (A. W. Kruglanski, D. M. Webster, & A. Klem, 1993) and the Personal Need for Structure Scale (as cited in S. L. Neuberg & J. T. Newsom, 1993) to 2 samples of undergraduates, to assess the reliability and validity of these measures.
Christopher Leone, Harry M. Wallace, Kevin Modglin   +2 more
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Effect of Forgiveness on Need for Closure

International Journal of Health Sciences and Research
Aim of the present study is to find the relationship between Forgiveness and Need for Closure and to find the influence of one on the other. Convenience sampling was used to collect data from a sample of 200 young adults from different parts of India, using Heartland Forgiveness Scale (Yamhure Thompson et al., 2002) and Need for Closure Scale (Paliwal &
Manshi Begal, Vigraanth Bapu K G, Priyanka V R   +2 more
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