Motivation towards closure and cognitive processes: An individual differences approach

被引:31
作者
Kossowska, Malgorzata [1 ]
机构
[1] Jagiellonian Univ, Inst Psychol, PL-31120 Krakow, Poland
关键词
need for cognitive closure; elementary cognitive processes; cognitive resources;
D O I
10.1016/j.paid.2007.06.027
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Two studies (N = 212) examined the relationships between elementary cognitive processes and individual differences in the need for cognitive closure. The results indicated that the need for closure is linked with certain cognitive deficits, specifically a restricted pool of cognitive resources allocated to a current activity. It was also found that these cognitive limitations tend to be compensated for by a particularly efficient process of information-selection from the environment. However, the selection process is costly, thus in a situation of drainage of cognitive resources its effectiveness also drops and the selection advantage of high (vs. low) need for closure individuals is eliminated. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:2149 / 2158
页数:10
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