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Cognitive and Social Consequences of the Need for Cognitive Closure
European Review of Social Psychology, 1997This paper reviews research on the antecedent conditions and the cognitive and social consequences of the need for cognitive closure (Kruglanski, 1989). This particular need is conceived of as a desire for definite knowledge on some issue and the eschewal of confusion and ambiguity.
Donna M. Webster, Arie W. Kruglanski
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Need for cognitive closure and information search strategy
Psychology & Marketing, 2008AbstractThe authors investigated whether need for cognitive closure (NFCC) affected one's style of information search (attribute‐based search vs. alternative‐based search) in consumer choice. There has been growing interest in NFCC in marketing and its relationship to consumer information processing. However, no study to date has examined the different
Jong An Choi +3 more
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Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2014
ABSTRACTNeed for Cognition and Need for Cognitive Closure are two stable traits that can enlighten the understanding of inter‐individual variations in information behavior. Following a qualitative phase, an information behavior scale was developed using items related to the ways in which information is needed, sought, used and shared.
Alexandre Fortier, Jacquelyn Burkell
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ABSTRACTNeed for Cognition and Need for Cognitive Closure are two stable traits that can enlighten the understanding of inter‐individual variations in information behavior. Following a qualitative phase, an information behavior scale was developed using items related to the ways in which information is needed, sought, used and shared.
Alexandre Fortier, Jacquelyn Burkell
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Need for Cognitive Closure and Political Ideology
Social Psychology, 2018Abstract. Little is known about epistemic motivations affecting political ideology when people make environmental decisions. In two studies, we examined the key role that political ideology played in the relationship between need for cognitive closure (NCC) and self-reported eco-friendly behavior.
Panno, Angelo +5 more
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Need for cognitive closure and mobile personalization: a cluster analysis
International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 2022PurposeThis study aims to profile mobile users based on their need for cognitive closure (NFC) (preference for order, preference for predictability, discomfort with ambiguity, close-mindedness and decisiveness) and identify differences among the groups regarding their perceptions of personalized preferences and privacy concerns.Design/methodology ...
Xuan Quach, Seung Hwan (Mark) Lee
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Need for cognitive closure and coping strategies
International Journal of Psychology, 2002This 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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Influences on cognitive engagement: Epistemological beliefs and need for closure
British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006Background. Research indicates that achievement goals influence cognitive engagement, which, in turn, influences academic achievement. We believe that there are other individual difference variables in the realm of personal epistemology that may also directly or indirectly influence cognitive engagement ...
Teresa K, DeBacker, H Michael, Crowson
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Dispositional Need for Cognitive Closure and Self-Enhancing Beliefs
The Journal of Social Psychology, 2000In 3 studies, the author examined self-enhancing beliefs as a function of dispositional need for cognitive closure. The results of the 1st study revealed that fathers in the Netherlands believed that they devoted more time to their children than did average Dutch fathers; these beliefs were strongest for participants with a high need for closure ...
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Religious Fundamentalism, the Need for Cognitive Closure, and Helping
International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 2011In this study, the authors investigated the relation of religious fundamentalism (RF) and need for cognitive closure (NCC) on helping. Participants were 161 undergraduates, 99 of whom met inclusion requirements. Helping was assessed by two pairs of vignettes requesting funding allocations.
Theta Gribbins, Brian Vandenberg
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Acculturation Attitudes, Need for Cognitive Closure, and Adaptation of Immigrants
The Journal of Social Psychology, 2002The author validated Berry's model of acculturation (J. W. Berry, 1990a, 1990b, 1991; J. W. Berry, U. Kim, S. Power, M. Young, & M. Bujaki, 1989) and examined the relation between acculturation attitudes and sociocultural and psychological adaptation among Croatian and Polish immigrants to Italy, 2 groups whose cultures are not very different from the ...
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