Need for Cognition (NCS-6)
Psychology: Cognition & Education1 sample item
About this scale
Need for cognition is people's desire to engage in difficult cognitive activity ( read more via Wikipedia ). Or in simpler terms, people's willingness to think deeply .
Sample item(s)
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Notes
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Source & citation
Coelho, G.L.D.H., Hanel, P.H.P, & Wolf, L.J. (2018). The Very Efficient Assessment of Need for Cognition: Developing a Six-Item Version. Assessment, online first , 1-16. Download here .
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