Individual differences in "the tendency to seek out, engage in, enjoy, and continuously puruse opportunities for effortful cognitive activity" (von Stumm et al, 2011)
Investment scales are often "isolated personality mesure with no linkage to any personality theory" (Ackerman & Heggestad, 1997).
What are investment traits? 32 trait scales were published between 1949 and 2006. Examples are need for cognition (Cacioppo & Petty, 1983), typical intellectual engagement (Goff & Ackerman, 1992) and intellectual efficiency (Gough, 1953). Most scales are outside comprehensive personality taxonomies (i.e not Big Five).
Example of need for cognition:
- I prefer complex to simple problems
- I like to have the responsiblity of handling a situation that requires a lot of thinking
- Thinking isn't my idea of fun
- I'd rather do something that requires little thought than something that's sure to challenge my thinking abilities
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