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The mediating effect of the need for cognition between aesthetic experiences and aesthetic competence in art [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAlthough the role of aesthetics and aesthetic education in everyday life was discussed as early as the ancient philosophers, the psychological mechanisms shaping the aesthetic quotient have hardly been investigated by empirical studies.
Agata H. Świątek +4 more
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International Journal of Communication, 2016 One recent change in the U.S. media landscape is the shift toward specialized audiences consuming specialized news content. With this trend as a backdrop, this study argues that viewers of a news talk show are more involved with the show’s content when ...
Stephanie Edgerly +2 more
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Medical Education Online, 2017 Medical practice is inherently ambiguous and uncertain. The physicians’ ability to tolerate ambiguity and uncertainty has been proved to have a great impact on clinical practice. The primary aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that higher
P. Iannello +4 more
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The effect of need for cognition on search performance [PDF]
Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2008 AbstractWe examine in this paper how need for cognition (NFC), one of the personal characteristics, affects search performance in two aspects: effectiveness measured by precision and efficiency measured by search time. Forty participants were invited individually to an on‐campus usability laboratory for the study.
Jingjing Liu 0007, Xiangmin Zhang
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Cognitive Investments in Academic Success: The Role of Need for Cognition at University
Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 Previous research has shown that Need for Cognition (NFC), the individual tendency to engage in and enjoy cognitive endeavors, contributes to academic performance.
Julia Grass, A. Strobel, A. Strobel
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Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2018 Personal initiative training is a promising way to increase entrepreneurial personal initiative, which is a key behavior for successful entrepreneurship. Although personal initiative training has been shown to promote personal initiative, little is known
Mona Mensmann, M. Frese
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Understanding the link between need for cognition and complex problem solving
Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2018 With the aim of broadening the understanding of the nomological network of Complex Problem Solving (CPS), we investigated the link between CPS and Need for Cognition (NFC) while controlling for reasoning ability. Further, we explored whether the relation
J. Rudolph +3 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 Need for Cognition (NFC) is conceptualized as an individuals’ tendency to engage in and enjoy effortful cognitive activity and, thus, captures one’s cognitive engagement.
Alexander Strobel +2 more
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Belief Bias Effect in Older Adults: Roles of Working Memory and Need for Cognition
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Belief bias is the tendency in syllogistic reasoning to rely on prior beliefs rather than to fully obey logical principles. Few studies have investigated the age effect on belief bias.
Daoqun Ding +10 more
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Tracing Need for Cognition in Digital Learning
Computers in Human BehaviorNeed for Cognition (NFC) reflects individuals’ tendencies to engage in and enjoy effortful cognitive activities and has been linked to positive academic outcomes (e.g., higher academic achievement). However, the extent to which NFC is expressed in actual learning behaviors remains unclear.
Aki Schumacher +5 more
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