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The convergent and discriminant validity of the need for cognition [PDF]
Psihologija, 2009 The Serbian version of the short form of the Need for Cognition Scale (NCS - Cacciopo et al., 1984) showed acceptable convergent and discriminant validity.
Vasić Aleksandar, Trogrlić Aleksandra
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Method Effects and the Need for Cognition Scale [PDF]
, 2012 Individual differences in the need for cognition are typically assessed using the 18-item Need for cognition scale (NCS) developed by Cacioppo and Petty (1982).
Ni Chuinneagain, S +5 more
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Curiosity and Need for Cognition
Psychological Reports, 1984 The present study hypothesized that individuals' need for cognition, which describes the dispositional tendency to engage in and enjoy thinking, would be related to questionnaire measures of curiosity for 148 adults. Scores on the Need for Cognition Scale were correlated with eight commonly used measures of curiosity of adults.
Kenneth Olson, Cameron Camp, Dana Fuller
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The need for cognition within the academic motivation space [PDF]
Zbornik Instituta za pedagoška istraživanja, 2017 The self-determination theory presumes several types of motivation distributed along the theoretical continuum. On the other side, certain research studies point to the need for cognition which is the source of internal motivation, as one of the
Vasić Aleksandar
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On the need for embodied and dis-embodied cognition [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2011 This essay proposes and defends a pluralistic theory of conceptual embodiment. Our concepts are represented in at least two ways: (i) through sensorimotor simulations of our interactions with objects and events and (ii) through sensorimotor simulations ...
Guy Dove
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Need for Cognition and Irrational Beliefs
Psychological Reports, 1997 A total of 149 college students, 48 men and 101 women, completed the Irrational Beliefs and the Need for Cognition scales to assess irrationality and the tendency to engage in effortful cognitive activity. Although substantial overlap between the constructs was found ( r = –.29, p < .001), the relationship was not linear.
J M, Mahoney, D, Kaufman
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Need for Cognition Related to Time Perception
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1986 Undergraduates who scored high on need for cognition tended to underestimate a 90-sec. filled interval and their number of correct single solution anagrams tended to correlate negatively with estimated time. Subjects high in need for cognition repotted the task was easy but enjoyment and prior experience were similar.
B T, Baugh, S E, Mason
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Need for cognition moderates the relief of avoiding cognitive effort. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 When making decisions, humans aim to maximize rewards while minimizing costs. The exertion of mental or physical effort has been proposed to be one those costs, translating into avoidance of behaviors carrying effort demands. This motivational framework also predicts that people should experience positive affect when anticipating demand that is ...
Gheza D, Kool W, Pourtois G.
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The Need for a Cognitive Neuroscience of Naturalistic Social Cognition [PDF]
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2009 Understanding the minds of others is one of the great challenges humans face. Accordingly, much work in cognitive neuroscience has explored the brain systems engaged when perceivers share and make inferences about the internal states of social targets.
Jamil, Zaki, Kevin, Ochsner
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The influence of ethical dilemmas in the accounting [PDF]
Tourism & Management Studies, 2017 In this study a theoretical model of five dimensions is explained – Rest (1986) ethical decision making process; Jones (1991) moral intensity; need for cognition; personal attributes and financial information - in order to understand the conditions ...
Hugo Palácios +4 more
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