Aerts Evelien, Lavrijsen Jeroen, Preckel Franzis, Verschueren Karine
School Psychology and Development in Context, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Department of Mathematics, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
J Intell. 2024 Oct 7;12(10):99. doi: 10.3390/jintelligence12100099.
Extensive research has highlighted the importance of Need for Cognition (NFC) in various contexts, but our understanding of its development remains limited. In particular, the current psychological literature is relatively silent regarding the factors influencing NFC development. We aim to address this gap by proposing a developmental model of NFC based on the principles of the Cognitive Adaptation Trait Theory (CATT). Through a comprehensive review of the current literature, we elucidate the potential key components contributing to the development of NFC in childhood and adolescence. Additionally, we outline several potential strategies to foster NFC development based on the key components of the model. The model aims to provide a starting point for future research on possible mechanisms underlying the development of NFC. Moving forward, future research should empirically test these hypotheses in real-world settings to enhance our understanding of NFC development and validate the suggested fostering strategies on their effectiveness.
广泛的研究凸显了认知需求（NFC）在各种情境中的重要性，但我们对其发展的理解仍然有限。特别是，当前的心理学文献对于影响NFC发展的因素相对较少提及。我们旨在通过基于认知适应特质理论（CATT）的原则提出一个NFC发展模型来填补这一空白。通过对当前文献的全面综述，我们阐明了在儿童期和青少年期有助于NFC发展的潜在关键因素。此外，我们根据该模型的关键因素概述了几种促进NFC发展的潜在策略。该模型旨在为未来关于NFC发展潜在机制的研究提供一个起点。展望未来，未来的研究应在现实环境中对这些假设进行实证检验，以加深我们对NFC发展的理解，并验证所建议的促进策略的有效性。
