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Need for cognitive closure and coping strategies
International Journal of Psychology, 2002 This study investigated the hypothesis that the process of coping may be motivated by an interaction of directional motivational factors represented by job satisfaction/dissatisfaction and by non‐directional or epistemological motivational factors represented by the level of Need for Cognitive Closure. Need for Cognitive Closure is based on two general
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Autocracy Bias in Informal Groups Under Need for Closure
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2003Two experiments investigated the tendency of groups with members under high (vs. low) need for cognitive closure to develop an autocratic leadership structure in which some members dominate the discussion, constitute the “hubs” of communication, and influence the group more than other members. The first experiment found that high (vs.
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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.
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Dogmatism and the Need for Closure
2020Abstract Research and both applications of theories of dogmatism and the need for closure implicate the importance of closed belief systems in cognition, social interactions, and decision-making. Research traditionally examines dogmatism as a personality trait wherein people vary in the extent to which they actively justify and ...
Amber M Gaffney, Natasha La Vogue
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Personality and Individual Differences, 2002 As regards the relationship between cognitive style, authoritarianism and politics, no secure conclusion can be drawn and the debate is still alive. This contribution explores the relationship between need for closure, authoritarianism and political ...
Antonio Chirumbolo
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Need for Closure, Morality, and Prejudice
Social Psychology, 2021Abstract. Several studies demonstrated that a high need for closure (NFC) is associated with higher prejudice toward the out-group. This study aims to investigate how this effect can be moderated by attributions of morality to the in-group and the out-group. A questionnaire was administered to 725 participants.
Annalisa Theodorou, Ankica Kosic
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2021
As clinicians it is natural that we want to provide optimal patient care and outcomes. But to do this we not only require an inherent knowledge of disease processes and sequelae, we also need to be able to make rapid decisions around causes and the potential risks and benefits of the treatment options, sometimes with little information available.
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As clinicians it is natural that we want to provide optimal patient care and outcomes. But to do this we not only require an inherent knowledge of disease processes and sequelae, we also need to be able to make rapid decisions around causes and the potential risks and benefits of the treatment options, sometimes with little information available.
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Need for closure and reactions to innovation
Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 2017AbstractIn 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,
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Electrocortical indices of attention correlate with the need for closure
NeuroReport, 2015Need for closure (NFC), defined as a desire for a quick and unambiguous answer to a question and an aversion to uncertainty, usually leads to a more structured, persistent, and rigid cognitive style. We suggested that this cognitive characteristic could be related to differences in a simple sensory gating control mechanism as reflected in event-related
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