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Need for Cognition Scale (Short Form) (NFC-SF), ready to run
An 18-item short form of the Need for Cognition scale measuring an individual's tendency to engage in and enjoy effortful cognitive activity.
18 items · 5-point Likert scale
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Read-only. Nothing is saved until you have an account. Then the NFC-SF is imported into a new study with its full item wording, in the structure shown below.
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Item wording for the NFC-SF is available inside Folio Surveyor, subject to the instrument's licensing. The structure below (its sections, items and response scale) is what gets built for you.
The instrument
- 18 items
Reverse-scored: items 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 16 and 17. Surveyor scores them for you.
Each item is answered on this scale:
Collect responses on the NFC-SF
Creating an account builds this study for you (the full wording of all 18 items, scoring, reverse-keyed items and subscale totals already wired up) and gives you a link to send participants.
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