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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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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When the need for closure promotes complex cognition [PDF]
Roczniki Psychologiczne, 2016 Lay epistemic theory is one of the most popular theoretical frameworks describing the knowledge formation process. According to it, the central variable determining the epistemic process is the need for cognitive closure.
Kossowska, Małgorzata +2 more
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Effects of Age and Initial Risk Perception on Balloon Analogue Risk Task: The Mediating Role of Processing Speed and Need for Cognitive Closure [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2016 According to the dual-process theoretical perspective adopted in the presented research, the efficiency of deliberative processes in decision making declines with age, but experiential processes are relatively well-preserved.
Maciej eKoscielniak +2 more
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Personality traits predict the need for cognitive closure in advanced undergraduate medical students [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground Uncertainty in medical decision-making is a significant challenge influenced by various patient- and physician-related factors. They include physicians’ clinical reasoning skills and their tolerance for uncertainty.
Julia Gärtner +2 more
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Financial Management Behavior Among Young Adults: The Role of Need for Cognitive Closure in a Three-Wave Moderated Mediation Model [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 This three-wave study aims to explore whether the impact of investment literacy on the financial management behavior is mediated by investment advice use and moderated by the need for cognitive closure.
Gabriela Topa +2 more
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Cultural threat perceptions predict violent extremism via need for cognitive closure. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2023 Understanding the psychological processes that drive violent extremism is a pressing global issue. Across six studies, we demonstrate that perceived cultural threats lead to violent extremism because they increase people’s need for cognitive closure (NFC).
Obaidi M +5 more
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Correction: The relationship between college students' legal cognition and maladaptive risk-taking behaviors: the moderating effect of need for cognitive closure [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyYu Hu +5 more
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The effects of luck perception on consumer variety-seeking. [PDF]
PLoS ONECompanies often use luck, which is thought to be a psychological force, as a marketing tool to perform marketing activities. This paper designed three experiments to verify the effects of luck perception on variety-seeking.
Jianbin Zhao, Zheng Li
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Correlation between the Need for Cognitive Closure and Narrative Creativity in Secondary Education. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 (1) Background: The present study analyzed the need for cognitive closure and narrative creativity in adolescents. The aim was to demonstrate a strong relationship between narrative creativity and the need for cognitive closure. We analyzed a group of participants by applying a lie scale integrated with the Need for Closure Scale to detect potential ...
Ortega-Martín JL +3 more
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