Title

Exploring Cognitions: Uncertainly Orientation And Information Exchange

Abstract

This study explores the cognitive level of information exchange. It introduces the combination of Need for Cognitive Structure (NCS) and Ability to Achieve Cognitive Structure (AACS) as a means of determining and individual's uncertainty orientation. Hypotheses relating uncertainty orientation and two cognitive-level variables (recall and confidence) are tested using a lab experiment with 67 participants. Significant relationships are found between uncertainty orientation and information recalled. In particular, uncertainty-oriented individuals recalled more schema-inconsistent information than did certainty-oriented individuals. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

Publication Date

12-1-2002

Publication Title

Proceedings - Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute

Number of Pages

1162-1167

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

1642482757 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/1642482757

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