The effects of need for cognition on Internet use

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 880-891

  Amichai Hamburger, Yair ^a   Kaynar, Or ^a   Fine, Adi ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Internet; Need for cognition; Personality

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION THEORY; INTERNET; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; WEBSITES;

COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES; PERSONALITY; WEB SURFING;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

EID: 33747769911     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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