Individual Differences in Need for Cognition and Complex Problem Solving

By K. Nair, S. Ramnarayan. 2000

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Interacting with limited mobility resources: Psychological range levels in electric vehicle use (2013, background): “Moreover, individuals with a higher need for cognition, that is the tendency to enjoy complex information processing demands (Cacioppo and Petty, 1982), are more efficient and successful in complex problem solving (Nair and Ramnarayan, 2000).”
A Personal Resource for Technology Interaction: Development and Validation of the Affinity for Technology Interaction (ATI) Scale (2019, result): “First results also support the notion that this personality dimension is related to more successful coping with technology in terms of problem-solving and learning processes, hence echoing the transferability of the comprehensive research on NFC and problem-solving (Nair & Ramnarayan, 2000).”
Why Do People Watch News They Do Not Trust? The Need for Cognition as a Moderator in the Association Between News Media Skepticism and Exposure (2005, background): “Research has found that NFC predicts verbal ability and knowledge (Tidwell, Sadowski, & Pate, 2000), study skills and academic achievement (Guelgoez, 2001), and performance on various problem-solving tasks (Nair & Ramnarayan, 2000).”
Need for Cognition as an Antecedent of Individual Innovation Behavior (2014, background): “As such, they can deeply and quickly process information that is helpful in generating new ideas and solving complex problems (Nair & Ramnarayan, 2000).”