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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"need for cognition"”.
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The Adaptive Memory Effect: Exploring Need for Cognition and Survival Processing
… demonstrates that memory is enhanced when information is processed because of its relevance to survival (Nairne, Thompson, & Pandeirada, 2007). In the present experiments we examined whether there was a difference in individuals Need for Cognition (NFC) in regards to adaptive memory. Need for …
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The Effect of Need for Cognition & Need for Affect on Human Reliance and Artificial Intelligence Interactions
… individual to accept inaccurate or incorrect information without further analysis. Trust may influence reliance and trust formation may be a product of affective processing. This study investigated the relationship between Need for Affect (NFA), Need for Cognition (NFC), and trust and reliance …
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The effects of Indian-accented English and need for cognition on message evaluation: A field study
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The Stability of Attitudes Shaped by Regulatory Depletion and the Roles of Need for Cognition, Attitude Certainty, and Argument Quality
… attitudes in response to new attitude-relevant information. 135 undergraduates completed depletion tasks and reported their attitudes following a persuasive message. After the presentation of a bogus computer error, participants were given information about the mentally fatiguing or replenishing …
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Exploring factors that contribute to resilience in individuals with disability
… optimal human functioning, specifically how the need for cognition and attitudes towards technology relate to resilience in individuals with disability. Participants (n = 361) were recruited via Cloud Research/Amazon MTurk, taking an anonymous online survey including the Need for Cognition Scale, …
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Further Investigation of the Factor Structure of the Five Factor Model of Personality: A Search for Moderator Variables
… two such individual difference variables: need for cognition and working memory. Instruments measuring the FFM, need for cognition and working memory were administered to a sample of undergraduate students. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis indicated the hypothesized model fit equally …
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An Information Processing Perspective on Between-Brand Price Premiums: Antecedents and Consequences of Motivation
… examines between-brand price premiums from an information processing perspective. A literature review is conducted in which price premiums are shown to depend on consumer's ability, motivation and opportunity to process information relevant to making between-brand judgments of value. A conceptual …
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Testimonials versus informational persuasive messages : the moderating effect of delivery mode and personal involvement
Health communications use factual information or/and personal testimonials to inform and influence individual decisions that enhance health. Increasingly, Web and other computer-based systems are being used to communicate with patients. This study aims to test the relative effectiveness of …
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MUSIC for midwives: A framework for Down syndrome communication during antenatal booking appointments
… understanding of Down syndrome screening information is influenced by their cognitive status and the midwives’ communicative style.<br/><br/>Method: The research was in two phases.<br/><br/>Phase 1: A new framework was developed, Measuring Understanding of Screening Information and …
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Incremental validity of character measures over the big five inventory in predicting academic achievement
… contextualized character skills, such as grit, need for cognition, intellectual self-concept, mastery orientation, school value, and growth mindset, are important predictors of academic achievement. Yet, it remains unclear to what extent these proposed measures provide additional theoretical or …
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Enhancing Undergraduate Learning in Physics: The Effects of AI-Assisted and AI-Guided Instruction on Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Satisfaction
… as large language models are increasingly used for self-directed learning, yet there is limited experimental evidence on whether they improve learning outcomes and whether theory-informed guidance adds value beyond AI use alone. Prior literature suggests that effective learning depends not only …
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The Consequences of Mistrust in the News Media: Media Skepticism as a Moderator in Media Effects and as a Factor Influencing News Media Exposure
… Most research to date has focused on the reasons for this decline in audience trust and ignored its outcomes. This dissertation seeks to explore the consequences of audience skepticism toward media institutions. Specifically, it hypothesizes that mistrust in the media serves as a moderator for …
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Ethical Decision-Making Regarding Multiple Relationships Between Therapist and Client
… models and specific behavioral guidelines. For the ethical decision-making process to begin, a practitioner must be able to recognize the presenting problem as an ethical dilemma (Brazerman, 1986; Jones, 1991; Street et al., 2001; Zur, 2007). Street et al. proposed that the degree to which …
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Persuasive Effects of Matching Messages to Individual Differences in Need to Evaluate
… matching messages to individual differences in need to evaluate. Participants were presented with one of four messages that contained either strong or weak arguments and was written using evaluative or non-evaluative statements. Attitudes, behavioral intentions and thoughts related to the …
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A Spoonful of Salt Helps the Vegetables Go Down: Exploring the Processing of Health and Nutrition-related Claims in Advertising
… at how motivational (e.g., health consciousness, need for cognition) and ability (nutrition knowledge) factors influence attitudes toward three food products following exposure to manipulated advertisements containing a nutrition-related claim. Although the results do not demonstrate much support …
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Situational and individual factors of reactive cognitive control: examining feedback and motivation
… one’s disposition towards exerting cognitive effort, would be related to reactive cognitive control in reward situations. Sixty-six individuals completed the Need for Cognition questionnaire (Cacioppo & Petty, 1984) to measure cognitive intrinsic motivation and were randomly assigned to either a …
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Navy SEALS - Crossing Cultures: Cross-Cultural Competence and Decision Styles
… is currently deficient, as Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel assessments fail to explicitly consider aspects related to cross-cultural competence and lack processes specifically tailored to cross-cultural personnel assignments. Researchers, however, have identified eleven attributes …
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When the goal is to be less stressed: a naturalistic investigation of academic and self-care goal completion
The demands of college are synonymous with stress for many students, with stress generally being related to academic success and posing a challenge for academic goals and self-care behaviors. Individual difference factors such as resilience and need for cognition may impact this stress experience …
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A model of consumer preference for interpersonal information search
… potential influencers on consumers' preference for interpersonal information search. A model offering individual and situational predictors of consumer preference was tested using structural equation modeling. The individual variables included people's susceptibility to social influence, their …
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Directing Attentional Resources Toward the Appropriate Information Processing System: A Test of the Effects of Processing Preference and Information Presentation Mode
… have been interested in how people process information and follow instruction. The current study was developed to add to the existing knowledge about working memory through having participants receive instructions in different presentation mediums. It was further theorized that two processing …
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