The psychology of closed mindedness [electronic resource] /
Arie W. Kruglanski.
- New York : Psychology Press, c2004.
- xi, 192 p.
- Essays in social psychology .
- Essays in social psychology. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-180) and index.
Motivational bases of closed and open mindedness -- Specific manifestations of closure needs in information processing activities -- Prior psychological analyses of closed and open mindedness -- Intrapersonal effects of closure needs -- Interpersonal consequences of the closure needs -- Group phenomena -- Need for closure impact on inter-group processes -- Need for closure in real- world contexts.