Far from being restricted to a select group of individuals suffering from an improper socialization, closed-mindedness is something we all experience on a daily basis. This fundamental phenomenon is treated in this volume.

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Motivational Bases of Closed and Open Mindedness; Chapter 3 Specific Manifestations of Closure Needs in Information Processing Activites; Chapter 4 Prior Psychological Analyses of Closed and Open Mindedness; Chapter 5 Intrapersonal Effects of Closure Needs; Chapter 6 Interpersonal Consequences of the Closure Needs; Chapter 7 Group Phenomena; Chapter 8 Need for Closure Impact on Inter- Group Processes; Chapter 9 Need for Closure in Real- World Contexts; References Index;