Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 14, 2026
Last Modified: January 14, 2026 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements a computerized version of the The Need for Closure Scale (NFCS), originally published by Webster & Kruglanski (1994) and updated by Roets & Van Hiel (2007). The NFCS measures the need for certainty ('closure'). It comes in a long version (41 questions) and a short one (15 questions). This script implements the short version.
Webster, D. M., & Kruglanski, A. W. (1994). Individual differences in need for cognitive closure. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67(6), 1049–1062.
Roets, A., & Van Hiel, A. (2007). Separating ability from need: Clarifying the dimensional structure of the need for closure scale. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33(2), 266-280.
https://www.kruglanskiarie.com/need-for-closure
1 minute
A self report scale with 15 6-point Likert scale questions
File Name: nfcs15_summary*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| computer.touch | 0 = device has no touchscreen capabilities; 1 = device has touchscreen capabilities |
| computer.hasKeyboard | 0 = no external keyboard detected; 1 = external keyboard detected |
| startdate | Date script was run |
| starttime | Time script was started |
| subjectid | Assigned subject id number |
| groupid | Assigned group id number |
| sessionid | Assigned session id number |
| elapsedtime | Time it took to run script (in ms); measured from onset to offset of script |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| nfcs15 | Total Score, sum of all scores, Range: 15-90 Scores up to 30 mean low NFC. Scores between 75-90 mean high NFC. |
File Name: nfcs15.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject | Participant ID |
| group | Group number |
| session | Session number |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: 1 (strongly disagree) - 6 (strongly agree) R: no reversed scored questions |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveypage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveypage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
Language-Dependent |
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| instructions | The presented instructions | `` |
| nextLabel | Navigation button label to go to the next survey page | "Continue" |
| backLabel | Navigation button label to return to the previous survey page | "Back" |
| finishLabel | Navigation button label for submitting the last survey page | "Finish" |