The need for closure and the spontaneous use of complex and simple cognitive structures

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 559-568

  Van Hiel, Alain ^a   Mervielde, Ivan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cognitive complexity; Flexibility; Need for closure; Need for structure; Time pressure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

COGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0642272949     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540309598463     Document Type: Article

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