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Need for Closure Urgency & Permanence Q. How do individuals consider information? A. In the Casino World (in most Cases) - Surveillance Imagery
• Need for closure (NFC) refers to the desire or motivation to have a definite answer or knowledge instead of uncertainty or doubt. The NFC is resolved by any answer, and the answer is accepted simply because it is available. Thus, NFC does not refer to knowledge or decisions regarding a specific question, nor does it refer to the need for accuracy. • The NFC can arise from within the person, as a personality trait—or from the situation, such as when it is urgent to make a decision quickly.
iResearchNet – Phycology : Webster, D. M., & Kruglanski, A. W. (1998). Cognitive and social consequences of the need for cognitive closure In W. Stroebe & M. Hewstone (Eds.), European review of social psychology (pp. 133-173). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Need for Closure Urgency & Permanence (1) Urgency, or the desire to come to an answer quickly. Urgency leads to a tendency to quickly seize upon the first information that provides an answer. (2) Permanence, or the tendency to stick to an answer. Permanence leads to a tendency to freeze upon the answer or decision once it is reached. Thus, need for closure may lead individuals to focus only on the initial information provided and to be less likely to change their answers when confronted with new evidence.
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