Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and the Need for Cognitive Closure [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 An important component of conspiracy theories is how they influence, and are influenced by, the evaluation of potential evidence. Some individuals may be more open minded regarding certain explanations for events whereas others may seek closure and thus ...
Patrick John LEMAN, Marco eCinnirella
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Factor Structure and Internal Consistency on a Reduced Version of the Revised Test of Need for Cognitive Closure [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 The need for cognitive closure is a construct postulated by Kruglanski that explains the motivational aspects which influence decision-making and its impact on the social environment.
Luis Carlos Jaume +3 more
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Expectations do not need to be accurate to be maintained: Valence and need for cognitive closure predict expectation update vs. persistence [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Expectations about us and our environment serve to successfully anticipate the future, make accurate predictions, and guide behavior and decisions. However, when expectations are not accurate, individuals need to resolve or minimize incongruence.
Larissa Henss, Martin Pinquart
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Interaction of guidance types and the Need for Cognitive Closure in wiki-based learning [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 One purpose of wikis is the collaborative generation of content. During creation processes, controversies between authors emerge that they discuss on the article’s talk page.
Sven Heimbuch, Daniel Bodemer
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The relationship between college students’ legal cognition and maladaptive risk-taking behaviors: the moderating effect of need for cognitive closure [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyLegal socialization refers to the developmental process through which individuals form beliefs, values, and attitudes toward the law. A key component of this process is legal cognition, which includes concrete legal cognition and abstract legal cognition.
Yu Hu +5 more
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Need for cognitive closure, tolerance for ambiguity, and perfectionism in medical school applicants [PDF]
BMC Medical Education, 2020 Background Physicians have to deal with uncertainty on a daily basis, which requires high tolerance for ambiguity. When medical decisions have to be made in ambiguous situations, low levels of need for cognitive closure and high levels of adaptive ...
Julia Gärtner +4 more
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Students’ Online Information Searching Strategies and Their Creative Question Generation: The Moderating Effect of Their Need for Cognitive Closure [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 With the wide application of computers and digital technologies, online information searching is being integrated into students’ learning process. Improving students’ creative question generation through online information searching is an emerging ...
Shibo Mao +4 more
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Need for Cognitive Closure in Patients with Social Phobia
Клиническая и специальная психология, 2022 A comparative study of the relationship between the need for cognitive closure, social anxiety, and cognitive strategies for regulating emotions in social phobia was carried out.
A.V. Didenko +2 more
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Political Conservatism, Need for Cognitive Closure, and Intergroup Hostility [PDF]
Political Psychology, 2010 Two studies examine the interaction of political conservatism and need for cognitive closure in predicting aggressiveness toward out-groups. In the first study, Polish participants indicate their preference for conflict resolution strategies in the context of a real-life conflict between in-group (Poles) and out-group (Germans). Only among participants
Agnieszka Golec de Zavala +1 more
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Why do people stigmatize depression? Need for cognitive closure and materialism as risk factors [PDF]
Current Issues in Personality PsychologyBackground Despite various anti-stigma initiatives, the stigmatization of individuals suffering from depression remains a significant issue. While previous studies have examined the influence of demographic factors on self-stigma related to depression ...
Rosana Stan, Ana Stoianov
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