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	Regulatory Focus Questionnaire	Κλίμακα Ανάγκης για Γνώση
Πεδίο	Κοινωνική Ψυχολογία	Κοινωνική Ψυχολογία
Οικογένεια	Latent structure	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	2001	1982
Δημιουργός	E. Tory Higgins and colleagues	John Cacioppo and Richard Petty
Τύπος	Self-report two-dimensional scale	Intellectual engagement and cognitive motivation measure
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Higgins, E. T., Friedman, R. S., Harlow, R. E., Idson, L. C., Ayduk, O. N., & Taylor, A. (2001). Achievement orientations from subjective histories of success: Promotion pride versus prevention pride. European Journal of Social Psychology, 31(1), 3-23.	Cacioppo, J. T., & Petty, R. E. (1982). The need for cognition. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 42(1), 116–131.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	RFQ, Promotion-Prevention Questionnaire, Regulatory Focus Scale	NCS, Cacioppo Need for Cognition, Intellectual Engagement Scale
Συναφείς	3	3
Σύνοψη	The Regulatory Focus Questionnaire (RFQ), developed by Higgins and colleagues in 2001, measures two independent motivational orientations derived from regulatory focus theory: a promotion focus concerned with growth, ideals, gains, and eager pursuit of positive outcomes, and a prevention focus concerned with safety, duties, responsibilities, and vigilant avoidance of negative outcomes. Rather than asking directly about current motivation, the RFQ assesses respondents' subjective histories of success in promotion and prevention self-regulation, yielding two scores that can be high or low independently. Because promotion and prevention foci predict different strategic preferences -- eagerness versus vigilance -- emotional reactions, and responses to framing, the RFQ is widely used in research on motivation, persuasion, decision making, and organizational behavior to capture chronic self-regulatory style.	The Need for Cognition Scale (NCS) is an 18-item measure assessing individual differences in the tendency to engage in and enjoy cognitive effort. Developed by John Cacioppo and Richard Petty in 1982, the NCS operationalizes need for cognition as a stable personality trait reflecting preference for thinking about complex problems, enthusiasm for intellectual pursuits, and intrinsic enjoyment of cognitive challenge. A brief 9-item version (NCS-9) is also available. The scale has become standard in psychology research examining motivation for learning, persuasion, decision-making, and academic achievement.