Search for Expectancy-inconsistent Information Reduces Uncertainty Better: The Role of Cognitive Capacity

Motivation and cognitive capacity are key factors in people’s everyday struggle with uncertainty. However, the exact nature of their interplay in various contexts still needs to be revealed. The presented paper reports on two experimental studies which aimed to examine the joint consequences of moti...

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Main Authors: Paweł eStrojny, Małgorzata eKossowska, Agnieszka eStrojny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00395/full