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

来源：

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY | 2012年 / 46卷 / 05期

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.

引用

页码：489 / 496

页数：8

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