Cognitive closure (psychology)

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The term cognitive closure refers to "a desire for definite knowledge on some issue and the eschewal of confusion and ambiguity."(Webster2007).

Webster, Donna M.; Arie W. Kruglanski (2007). "Cognitive and Social Consequences of the Need for Cognitive Closure". European Review of Social Psychology 18: 133–173. ISSN 1479-277X.