List of Articles need for cognition

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  1 - Determination of the Role of Need for Cognition and Pre-training Self-efficacy in Prediction of Learning Motivation in Volunteers of the Courses in the University of Isfahan Entrepreneurship Center
  Farzaneh Dabbashi Hamidreza Oreyzi Aboulghasem Nouri Nahid Akrami
  The aim of this study was to examine the role of need for cognition and pre-training self-efficacy in prediction of learning motivation in volunteers of the education courses in the University of Isfahan entrepreneurship center. The research method was correlation. The More

  The aim of this study was to examine the role of need for cognition and pre-training self-efficacy in prediction of learning motivation in volunteers of the education courses in the University of Isfahan entrepreneurship center. The research method was correlation. The statistical population included all the volunteers who participated in the courses of the University of Isfahan entrepreneurship center since the establishment of the center until now, but because of lack of access to all of them, the sample (164 people) composed of trainees available in Fall 2012 and Winter 2013. Participants completed the Need for Cognition Scale (Cacioppo, Petty & Kao, 1984), Pre-training Self-efficacy Scale (Quinones, 1995), and Motivation to Learn Scale (Noe & Wilk, 1993). The data analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression. The results of the end step of regression analysis showed that variables of pre-training self-efficacy and need for cognition are able to predict learning motivation, and generally explain 37 percent of learning motivation (P < 0.05). Manuscript profile
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  2 - The Effect of Need for Cognition, Self-Enhancement Motive, and Learning Orientation on Sale Employees' Creativity
  bijan abdollahi saeed rezaee
   Employee's creativity is one of the most important factors affecting employees' performance. The aim of the present research was to investigate the effect of three personal characteristics of. need for cognition, self-enhancement motive, and learning orientation on More

   Employee's creativity is one of the most important factors affecting employees' performance. The aim of the present research was to investigate the effect of three personal characteristics of. need for cognition, self-enhancement motive, and learning orientation on sale employees' creativity. The research employed a descriptive design. The research population consisted of Sale employees of food companies located in industrial areas of Mazandaran provine. The sample included all the population members (269 sale employees). To gather the data, Need for Cognition (Cacioppo et al., 1996), Self-Enhancement Motive (Yun et al., 2007), Learning Orientation (Elliot and Church, 1997) and Creativity (Zhou and George, 2001) questionnaires were used. Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis were used for data analysis by using SPSS and LISREL softwares. Results of the study indicated the significant positive effect of need for cognition on creativity (P Manuscript profile
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  3 - Argumentativeness: The Role of Extroversion, Epistemological Beliefs and Need for Cognition
  Hossein Pourshahriar Somaye Ahmadi Zahra Tanha
  with the objective of defining the role of individual differences factors influencing individuals' tendency for argument, this research examined the epistemological beliefs, need for cognition and extroversion in predicting argumentativeness. Two hundred and twenty nine More

  with the objective of defining the role of individual differences factors influencing individuals' tendency for argument, this research examined the epistemological beliefs, need for cognition and extroversion in predicting argumentativeness. Two hundred and twenty nine students (107 males and 122 females) were randomly selected and answered Epistemological Beliefs Inventory (Shraw, Bendixen &amp; Dunkle ,2002), Argumentation Scale (Infante &amp; Rancer, 1982), Need for Cognition Scale (Cacioppo, Petty &amp; Kao, 1992) and Extroversion Subscale from Neo-Five Factors Personality Inventory (Costa &amp; McCrae, 1984). Results demonstrated that extroversion, need for cognition and quick learning from epistemological beliefs were predictive of argumentativeness. The results and their implications were also discussed based on the theoretical framework. Manuscript profile