Previous studies explored the effects of individual cognitive and affective reactions on online shopping and those of individual differences on usage of information systems. However, few studies evaluated how individual differences affect online shopping. This paper draws on the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and the technology acceptance model (TAM) as it attempts to gain understanding of ind...

Individual differences play an important role in the way users develop different strategies for information seeking. Nevertheless, in general, the different information seeking environments do not consider these individual differences in their interface and functionalities. Previous studies have proven the importance of matching the interface with individual user preferences. Among the differen...

Two datasets of 110 young adults were examined to investigate the relationship between individual differences in working memory capacity (WMC) and dynamic cognitive control. The results delve into the specific differences between high- and low-WMC individuals' ability to enact and maintain cognitive control using the AX version of the continuous performance test (AX-CPT). Compared to high-WMC i...

In this issue of Neuron, Hubbard et al. show individual differences in how grapheme-color synesthetes perform on cognitive tasks. Importantly, these behavioral differences were correlated with fMRI measures. Such individual differences have important ramifications for synesthesia research. If individual differences are ignored, then synesthesia research will be characterized by erroneous conclu...

A critical area in cognitive neuropsychology in the coming century is that of individual differences in the structure and functional organization of the brain and how they relate to individual differences in cognitive abilities. I propose that underlying differences in the brain will prove crucial to our understanding of a variety of specialized talents, particularly in those who are intellectu...

although investigating the factors that influence test scores is important, a majority of stakeholders show a paucity of attention towards individual learner differences due to having large classes of l2 learners. this study sought to explore the possible effect of working memory and cognitive style on l2 learners’ metaphorical test performance. the study was conducted in 2 phases. the first ph...

Can the study of individual differences inform debates about modularity and the specialization of function? In this article, we consider the implications of a highly replicated, robust finding known as positive manifold: Individual differences in different cognitive domains tend to be positively intercorrelated. Prima facie, this fact, which has generally been interpreted as reflecting the infl...

Individual differences are a crucial aspect of field studies because of the consequences they can have on performance. However, in Cognitive Ergonomics, individual differences have mainly been interpreted as expertise effects. As can be noted from the literature, this limitation has led to difficulties in explaining differences between experts. Using a case study which identifies significant va...

due to the growing emphasis of modern language pedagogy on meaningfulcommunication, l2 willingness to communicate (wtc) has recently become animportant concept in second language learning and communication. the presentstudy investigated the effects of individual differences on iranian efllearners' willingness to communicate. as many as 431 students who were learningenglish as a foreign language...