Curiosity and Need for Cognition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13664733 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth R Olson (0000-0003-0178-2203, Fort Hays State University, corresponding author), Kenneth Olson (Fort Hays State University), Cameron J Camp (0000-0003-2986-3742, Fort Hays State University), Cameron Camp (Fort Hays State University), Dana Fuller (Fort Hays State University) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 71-74 |
| Publication date | 1984-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1984.54.1.71 |
| OpenAlex | W2046608330 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 34 |
| References cited | 6 |
The present study hypothesized that individuals' need for cognition, which describes the dispositional tendency to engage in and enjoy thinking, would be related to questionnaire measures of curiosity for 148 adults. Scores on the Need for Cognition Scale were correlated with eight commonly used measures of curiosity of adults. With one exception, all values were statisically significant (mean r, .57) and added to the convergent validity of the Need for Cognition Scale. Relationships between need for cognition and social desirability, sex, and American College Testing scores were also examined
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Curiosity · Developmental psychology · Need for cognition · Psychiatry · Scale (ratio · Social cognition · Social desirability · Psychological and Educational Research Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
The psychology of curiosity
Investment and intellect
Dispositional differences in cognitive motivation
Exploring the psychology of interest
Role of social desirability in personality testing for personnel selection
Same or Different? Clarifying the Relationship of Need for Cognition to Personality and Intelligence
Understanding personalized persuasion strategies in implicit attitudes towards the Covid-19 vaccine
Validation of the Very Efficient Short‐Form Need for Cognition Scale in Chinese
The Learning Process in Live-Action Simulation Games
The Relation Between Need for Cognition and Academic Achievement
Correlates of Need for Cognition Total and Subscale Scores
Central and peripheral routes to persuasion
The Conflicted Individual
The Motive for Sensory Pleasure
Need for Cognition Promotes Adaptive Style of Self‐Focusing with the Mediation of Effortful Control
Exploring the Convergence of Curiosity Across Behavioural Tasks and Personality Trait Questionnaires
Trialing or combining? Understanding consumer partial switching in mobile application usage from the variety seeking perspective
Introducing the construct curiosity for predicting job performance
The association between risky decision making and attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms
Need for Cognition and Irrational Beliefs
The effect of need and ability to achieve cognitive structuring on cognitive structuring
Self-curiosity
Welfare Beyond Consumption
Moderating Effects of Need for Cognition on Attractiveness Stereotyping
Need for cognition as a moderator of the primacy effect
Need for cognition and external information search effort
Need for cognition, attitudes, and the 1984 Presidential election
Individual Differences in Need for Cognition and Complex Problem Solving
Tell me more
Contributions of Executive Function and Cognitive Intrinsic Motivation to University Students’ Reading Comprehension
Are Newsjunkies More Likely to Vote? Intrinsic Need for Orientation and Voter Registration, Intention to Vote, and Voter Conscientiousness
Living life for others and/or oneself
Magnitude and Directional Effects of Marital Sex-Role Incongruence on Marital Adjustment
Persuasion, Interrupted
Development of reliable and valid short forms of the marlowe-crowne social desirability scale
Contrasting Proverbs as a Measure of Attitudes of College Students toward Curiosity-Related Behaviors
Construct Validation of a Scale of Academic Curiosity
A state-trait curiosity inventory
The need for cognition
| Unique citing works | 34 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,85 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2025 (40) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |