Shaping reality vs. hiding from reality: Reconsidering the effects of trait need for closure on information search

被引:13
作者
Hart, William [1 ]
Adams, John M. [1 ]
Burton, K. Alex [1 ]
Shreves, Wyley [1 ]
Hamilton, James C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Alabama, Dept Psychol, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
关键词
Information search; Lay epistemology theory; Motivation; Need for closure; Personality; SELECTIVE EXPOSURE; COGNITIVE CLOSURE; DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; SCALE; CONFIDENCE; PREFERENCE; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1016/j.jrp.2012.05.004
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
For tentative and final decisions on real and artificial issues, three studies revealed a positive relation between trait need for closure and selective approach to supportive (vs. unsupportive) information. Specifically, individuals with high (vs. low) trait need for closure selected more decision-supportive information and less decision-challenging information for viewing. Furthermore. Study 1 showed that the effect of trait need for closure functioned independently of authoritarianism and dogmatism, and Study 3 showed that the effect of trait need for closure on selective approach to decision-supportive information was mediated by a current concern to get closure on the experimental issue. These findings provide a new understanding of how trait need for closure shapes post-decisional information search and decision making. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:489 / 496
页数:8
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