Thinking through situations: The mediating role of rumination in the relationship between need for cognition and aggression.
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DOI: 10.1002/ab.22068
Abstract: Need for cognition (NFC)-a stable personality trait associated with the enjoyment of thinking-has been shown to influence myriad social situations; however, no research has tested the direct and indirect effects of NFC on aggression. We… read more here.
Keywords: relationship; thinking situations; aggression; need cognition ... See more keywords
Thinking through the social world: Further exploring the direct, moderated, and mediated relationship between need for cognition and aggression.
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DOI: 10.1002/ab.22176
Abstract: Findings from a paucity of research suggest that need for cognition (NFC) is negatively correlated with trait aggression. The correlational nature of the data juxtaposed with the reliance on assessing trait aggression negates causal claims… read more here.
Keywords: need cognition; aggression; mediated relationship; relationship ... See more keywords
The interplay of intelligence and need for cognition in predicting school grades: A retrospective study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.02.041
Abstract: Abstract Intelligence and Need for Cognition (NFC) have repeatedly been shown to be directly related to better academic performance, but no study so far has investigated their combined predictive validity or possible interactive effects in… read more here.
Keywords: need cognition; intelligence need; intelligence; school ... See more keywords
The mediating effect of the need for cognition between aesthetic experiences and aesthetic competence in art
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53957-6
Abstract: Although the role of aesthetics and aesthetic education in everyday life was discussed as early as the ancient philosophers, the psychological mechanisms shaping the aesthetic quotient have hardly been investigated by empirical studies. The aim… read more here.
Keywords: aesthetic experiences; competence; aesthetic competence; need cognition ... See more keywords
Associative false consumer memory: effects of need for cognition and encoding task
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DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2017.1381745
Abstract: ABSTRACT Two experiments investigated the effects of product–attribute associations on false consumer memory. In both experiments, subjects were presented with sets of related product attributes under incidental encoding conditions. Later, recognition memory was tested with… read more here.
Keywords: need cognition; encoding task; consumer memory; false consumer ... See more keywords
Working memory and need for cognition influence beliefs in conspiracy theories
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DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2024.2335108
Abstract: ABSTRACT We raise the hypotheses that there is a main effect of Working Memory (WM) as well as an interaction between WM and Need for Cognition (NC) on subjects’ propensity towards believing in conspiracy theories.… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy theories; need cognition; working memory; conspiracy ... See more keywords
Effects of task repetition awareness and the need for cognition on the complexity, accuracy, and fluency of L2 oral performance
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DOI: 10.1080/2331186x.2025.2579714
Abstract: Abstract This study sought to examine whether task repetition awareness and learners’ need for cognition as an individual difference have any effects on the complexity, accuracy and fluency of EFL learners’ L2 oral productions. Sixty… read more here.
Keywords: task; need cognition; task repetition; group ... See more keywords
The influence of consumers’ self-perceived health status and need for cognition on food-product evaluation
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DOI: 10.1108/bfj-05-2016-0217
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the underlying mechanisms of how consumers respond to health-claim framing via experimental design. Design/methodology/approach Across the two experiments conducted for this research, the authors examine the… read more here.
Keywords: food product; need cognition; health status; health ... See more keywords
Need for Cognition, Neuromyths, and Knowledge about the Brain in Aspiring Teachers
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DOI: 10.1111/mbe.12426
Abstract: Neuromyths are pervasive misconceptions about the brain and its functioning. They are widely held by the general population, as well as by teachers and by preservice teachers. Need for cognition (NfC) may offer a protective… read more here.
Keywords: aspiring teachers; brain; need cognition; factual statements ... See more keywords
The Very Efficient Assessment of Need for Cognition: Developing a Six-Item Version*
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DOI: 10.1177/1073191118793208
Abstract: The need for cognition refers to people’s tendency to engage in and enjoy thinking and has become influential across social and medical sciences. Using three samples from the United States and the United Kingdom (N… read more here.
Keywords: need cognition; six item; version; item ... See more keywords
The role of need for cognition and perceived self-efficacy in modulating emotional and behavioural responses to failure
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DOI: 10.1186/s40359-025-03383-8
Abstract: Need for cognition (NFC) measures the enjoyment of and the search for intellectual challenges and is probably the best-known construct for measuring cognitive motivation. Several studies have shown that individuals high in NFC invest more… read more here.
Keywords: self efficacy; responses failure; perceived self; need cognition ... See more keywords