Title: Mental Rigidity - Exploring your mind
Headings: Mental Rigidity
Mental Rigidity
Mental rigidity
The need for cognitive closure
Are you close-minded?

Content: In clinical psychology, it generally means a set of mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics (but mostly mental) that occur together. Thus, there is a spectrum of mental rigidity with two opposite poles: high and low rigidity. The need for cognitive closure
The second definition of mental rigidity is a little twist on the idea of close-minded people. The need for cognitive closure refers to the need to eliminate the uncertainty that arises from certain thoughts and situations. This need motivates the person to find a quick answer. The greater need for closure, the more energy they’ll put into accepting that answer and defending it. Even so, that doesn’t mean the answer is correct, true, genuine, or even healthy. But what does this have to do with close-minded people? It’s simple.