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nfc-1982-definition
Assertion
Cacioppo and Petty defined need for cognition as the tendency for an individual to engage in and enjoy thinking, and introduced an explicit self-report measurement scale to assess it.
Quote
the tendency for an individual to engage in and enjoy thinking
Quote language
en
Locator
page: 116
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