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ERIC Number: EJ594284
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
An Examination of the Short Form of the Need for Cognition Scale Applied in an Australian Sample.
Forsterlee, Robert; Ho, Robert
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v59 n3 p471-80 Jun 1999
Studied the factor structure of the Need for Cognition Scale (NFC) (J. Cohen, E. Scotland, and D. Wolfe, 1955) (short form) with samples of 510 and 697 Australian adults. Results support the use of the short version of the NFC with Australian samples. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Test Format, Test Length, Test Use
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Need for Cognition Scale