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