The Efficient Assessment of Need for Cognition

Abstract

A short form for assessing individual differences in need for cognition is described.

Keywords

PsychologyCognitionCognitive psychologyPsychiatry

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University of Iowa US

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Year: 1984
Type: article
Volume: 48
Issue: 3
Pages: 306-307
Citations: 2892
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                                    John T. Cacioppo, 
                                
                                    Richard E. Petty, 
                                
                                    Chuan Feng Kao
                                
                            (1984). 
                            The Efficient Assessment of Need for Cognition. 
                            Journal of Personality Assessment
                            , 48
                            (3)
                            , 306-307.
                            https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa4803_13

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DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4803_13