Relationships Between Need for Cognition, Knowledge, and Verbal Ability

Abstract

The authors investigated the relationships between need for cognition, knowledge, and verbal ability. Participants completed scales that measured their need for cognition, verbal ability, and knowledge about people and events that occurred during the Vietnam War era. Correlational analyses showed that the participants' need for cognition scores were modestly but positively correlated with verbal ability and knowledge and that verbal ability and knowledge were also positively correlated. The correlation between need for cognition and knowledge was small but significant when verbal ability was controlled. The conclusion drawn from these results is that need for cognition contributes to the acquisition of knowledge beyond the contribution of verbal ability.

European consumers’ use of and trust in information sources about fish

“…It has been proven that people high in NFC have a broader or more accessible knowledge base than those low in NFC. What is more, this knowledge has the potential to facilitate performance on cognitive tasks (Cacioppo, Petty, Feinstein, Blair, & Jarvis, 1996;Tidwell et al, 2000).…”

Morningness‐eveningness and educational outcomes: the lark has an advantage over the owl at high school

“…Different studies have documented positive correlations between the need for cognition and measures of crystallized intelligence (meta‐analytic r = .35, Ackerman & Heggestad, 1997). Need for cognition has been shown to be correlated with knowledge and verbal ability (Tidwell, Sadowski, & Pate, 2000), as well as with academic performance (Preckel et al , 2006; Wilhelm, Schulze, Schmiedek, & Süß, 2003). A study by Dwyer (2008) found need for cognition to be significantly related to GPA ( r = .31) and self‐reported grades ( r = .27) (see also von Stumm, Hell, & Chamorro‐Premuzic, 2011).…”

Exploring the Relationship Between Listening Style and Need for Cognition

“…One robust personality trait that has been previously identified with how individuals process information is need for cognition (Cacioppo & Petty, 1982;Tidwell, Sadowski, & Pate, 2000). In order to understand better the relationship between listening and motivational traits, I explore the potential relationship between listening style (LS) and need for cognition (NC).…”