Need for cognition and active information search in small student groups

被引:34
作者
Curseu, Petru Lucian [1 ]
机构
[1] Tilburg Univ, Dept Org Studies, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands
关键词
Need for cognition; Active information search; Small groups; Multilevel analysis; DISPOSITIONAL DIFFERENCES; SEX-DIFFERENCES; PERFORMANCE; DIFFICULTY; MEMBERS;
D O I
10.1016/j.lindif.2011.02.005
中图分类号
G44 [教育心理学];
学科分类号
0402 ; 040202 ;
摘要
In a sample of 213 students organized in 44 groups this study tests the impact of need for cognition on active information search by using a multilevel analysis. The results show that group members with high need for cognition seek more advice in task related issues than those with low need for cognition and this pattern of information exchange is stronger for different gender social interaction than with the same gender social interaction. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页码:415 / 418
页数:4
相关论文
共 31 条
[1]   High-school students' need for cognition, self-control capacity, and school achievement: Testing a mediation hypothesis [J].
Bertrams, Alex ;
Dickhaeuser, Oliver .
LEARNING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 2009, 19 (01) :135-138
[2]   Measuring the need for cognition: Item polarity, dimensionality, and the relation with ability [J].
Bors, DA ;
Vigneau, FO ;
Lalande, F .
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 2006, 40 (04) :819-828
[3]   EFFECTS OF GROUP-SIZE, PROBLEM DIFFICULTY, AND SEX ON GROUP-PERFORMANCE AND MEMBER REACTIONS [J].
BRAY, RM ;
KERR, NL ;
ATKIN, RS .
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 1978, 36 (11) :1224-1240
[4]   THE NEED FOR COGNITION [J].
CACIOPPO, JT ;
PETTY, RE .
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 1982, 42 (01) :116-131
[5]   THE EFFICIENT ASSESSMENT OF NEED FOR COGNITION [J].
CACIOPPO, JT ;
PETTY, RE ;
KAO, CF .
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT, 1984, 48 (03) :306-307
[6]   Dispositional differences in cognitive motivation: The life and times of individuals varying in need for cognition [J].
Cacioppo, JT ;
Petty, RE ;
Feinstein, JA ;
Blair, W ;
Jarvis, G .
PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN, 1996, 119 (02) :197-253
[7]   Gender and social influence [J].
Carli, LL .
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES, 2001, 57 (04) :725-741
[8]   Metacognition, need for cognition and use of explanations during ongoing learning and problem solving [J].
Coutinho, Savia ;
Wiemer-Hastings, Katja ;
Skowronski, John J. ;
Britt, M. Anne .
LEARNING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 2005, 15 (04) :321-337
[9]  
Curseu PL, 2010, J APPL SOC PSYCHOL, V40, P1258
[10]   Team Creativity in Web Site Design: An Empirical Test of a Systemic Model [J].
Curseu, Petru Lucian .
CREATIVITY RESEARCH JOURNAL, 2010, 22 (01) :98-107