On Cognition,Need, and Action: How Working Memory and Need for Cognition Influence Leisure Activities |
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| Authors: | David J Therriault Jenni L Redifer Christine S Lee Ye Wang |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education, University of Florida, USA;2. Western Kentucky University, USA;3. California State University East Bay, USA |
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| Abstract: | The present study examined the relationships among college students' need for cognition (NFC), their working memory capacity, and their preferred leisure activities. Results indicated that scoring higher on the NFC scale was related to participants engaging in cognitively higher load leisure activities (e.g., writing) than lower load leisure activities (e.g., watching TV). We did not find a relationship between participants' cognitive ability (as measured by an attentional capacity task) and their choice of leisure activities. In sum, personal dispositions contributed to the choice and complexity of people's leisure activities, whereas cognitive ability did not. These findings provide a theoretical framework for further exploring the relationships between disposition, cognition, and action. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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