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An analysis of the influence of need for cognition on dynamic queries usage

Published:31 March 2001Publication History

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We report preliminary results about a positive correlation between the personality trait of need for cognition (a construct developed in social psychology) and the usage of dynamic queries (an interactive technique for database querying).

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            CHI EA '01: CHI '01 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
            March 2001
            544 pages
            ISBN:1581133405
            DOI:10.1145/634067

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