Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Need for Closure Scale	Κλίμακα Δεξιού Εξτρεμισμού (Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale)
Πεδίο	Πολιτική Ψυχολογία	Κοινωνική Ψυχολογία
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1994	1981
Δημιουργός	Donna M. Webster & Arie W. Kruglanski	Bob Altemeyer
Τύπος	Self-report individual-difference scale	Self-report Likert scale
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Webster, D. M., & Kruglanski, A. W. (1994). Individual differences in need for cognitive closure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67(6), 1049-1062.	Altemeyer, B. (1981). Right-wing authoritarianism. University of Manitoba Press.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	NFCS, Need for Cognitive Closure Scale, Webster-Kruglanski Scale	RWA
Συναφείς	4	4
Σύνοψη	The Need for Cognitive Closure Scale, developed by Webster and Kruglanski (1994), measures a stable individual difference in the desire for a firm, definite answer to a question and an aversion to ambiguity and uncertainty. High need for closure is a key epistemic-motivation construct in political psychology, linked to conservatism, prejudice, intolerance of dissent, and resistance to belief change.	The Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale (RWA) is a self-report measure developed by Bob Altemeyer in 1981 to assess individual differences in authoritarian attitudes, including submission to established authorities, adherence to conventional norms, and aggression toward those perceived to violate social conventions. The scale measures three core dimensions: authoritarian submission, authoritarian aggression, and conventionalism. It has become a cornerstone of research on authoritarianism, political attitudes, and intergroup prejudice.