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Understanding jumping to conclusions in patients with persecutory delusions: working memory and intolerance of uncertainty

open access: yes, 2014
Background. Persecutory delusions are a key psychotic experience. A reasoning style known as ‘jumping to conclusions’ (JTC) – limited information gathering before reaching certainty in decision making – has been identified as a contributory factor in the
Cordwell, J.   +8 more
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State Amplification [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
We consider the problem of transmitting data at rate R over a state dependent channel p(y|x,s) with the state information available at the sender and at the same time conveying the information about the channel state itself to the receiver. The amount of
Cover, Thomas M.   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

Brains in Vats? Don't Bother! [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Contemporary discussions of epistemological skepticism - the view that we do not and cannot know anything about the world around us - focus very much on a certain kind of skeptical argument involving a skeptical scenario (a situation familiar from ...
Baumann, Peter
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Influence of Need for Cognition and Cognitive Closure on Magic Perceptions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
From children’s parties to acts in Las Vegas, magic is one of the world’s most timeless forms of entertainment.Current psychological research on magic has started to focus on how magicians are best able to elicit the observer reactionsassociated with their craft, such as what methods are most successful, as well as what cognitive mechanisms are ...
Grimm, Lisa, Spanola, Nicholas
openaire  

Epistemic Uncertainty, Social Dominance Orientation, and Prejudices toward Women in Leadership Roles: Mediation and Moderation Analyses

open access: yesSocial Sciences
This research investigated the relation between the need for cognitive closure, social dominance orientation, and attitudes toward women as managers within a sample of Italian workers (N = 391) enrolled in a cross-sectional study.
Federico Contu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Generalized Trust, Need for Cognitive Closure, and the Perceived Acceptability of Personal Data Collection

open access: yesGames, 2018
This vignette-based study examines how generalized trust and the need for cognitive closure relate to the perceived acceptability of contemporary business methods of personal data collection.
David Chavanne
doaj   +1 more source

Representationalism and Sensory Modalities: An Argument for Intermodal Representationalism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Intermodal representationalists hold that the phenomenal characters of experiences are fully determined by their contents. In contrast, intramodal representationalists hold that the phenomenal characters of experiences are determined by their contents ...
Bourget, David
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Unlocking play willingness: the dual pathways of curiosity drive and downward social comparison in game advertising

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
The integrity and clarity of information have long been regarded as the cornerstones of advertising strategy. However, recent game advertising has taken a different approach.
Dai Zetian   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Need for Cognitive Closure and Lifelong Learning among Young Adults

open access: yesInternational Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
This study explores the relationship between the Need for Cognitive Closure (NFC) and Lifelong Learning (LL) among young adults in India. Drawing on a sample of 102 participants aged 18 to 25, data was collected using standardized questionnaires. The findings reveal a significant negative correlation between Need for Cognitive Closure and Lifelong ...
Nutan Burman -, Sampreeti Das -
openaire   +1 more source

“One Face, Many Roles”: The Role of Cognitive Load and Authenticity in Driving Short-Form Video Ads

open access: yesJournal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research
Short-form video platforms have shifted advertising from standalone, time-bounded spots to feed-embedded, swipeable stimuli, creating a high-velocity processing context that can penalize casting complexity. We ask whether a “one face, many roles” casting
Yadi Feng   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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