Need for Cognition Scale.

NCS / NFC

What it measures

need for cognition; intrinsic motivation to think; cognitive engagement

Length and format

34 items. 5-point or 9-point Likert (very strong disagreement to very strong agreement) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Translated into German (16-item), Spanish (6/18-item), Chinese (18-item), French and other languages

Normative data

Languages	Countries	Breakdown	Status	Grade	N
en	general	none	HELD_PLACEHOLDER	-	-
en,de	multi	construct cousin	SUPERSEDED	C	644
6 langs	multi	construct cousin	SUPERSEDED	-	5557
11 langs	11 sites	cohort10+15 x gender x lang x site	COLLECTED	A	13768
en	US+UK	none	COLLECTED	B	1297
sr	RS	median-split	COLLECTED	C	172
sr	RS	age x gender (PC1 z)	COLLECTED	C	678

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Cacioppo, J. T., & Petty, R. E. (1982). The need for cognition. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 42(1), 116-131.