The Need for Cognition Scale measures reported motivation to engage in and enjoy effortful thinking, with distinct thirty-four-item and eighteen-item versions. It can inform research on information seeking and message engagement, while intelligence, comprehension, reasoning quality, and the usefulness of longer explanations require separate evidence in the relevant context.
- FamilyTool
- CategoryMeasurement & Assessment Instruments
- DomainPersuasion & Argument
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Editorial orientation · Family
Tool
In this series, Tool names the editorial family primarily used to act on, examine, measure or organize communication. It includes instruments, methods, practices, protocols, codes and institutional arrangements. Membership does not certify effectiveness, portability or safe use in every setting.
Editorial orientation · Category
Measurement & Assessment Instruments
Produces measures, scores, profiles or assessments through defined items, observations or measurement rules. The entry identifies what is measured and the conditions governing interpretation.