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An experimental investigation of need for cognition — The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology

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Key
cohen-stotland-wolfe-1955
Authors
Cohen, Arthur R.; Stotland, Ezra; Wolfe, Donald M.
Issued
1955
Type
article-journal
Container
The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Volume
51
Issue
2
Pages
291-294
Raw CSL JSON
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  "DOI": "10.1037/h0042761",
  "page": "291-294",
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Claims

  1. Cohen, Stotland, and Wolfe coined need for cognition as the individual's need to organize his experience meaningfully and to structure relevant situations in meaningful, integrated ways.
    "a need to structure relevant situations in meaningful, integrated ways"
    Locator: page: 291 · Quote language: en
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