Abstract
An experiment with college students found that, as hypothesized, familiarity with acronyms (such as CIA or FBI) was a predictor of whether or not acronyms needed explanation, but also found that those with a high need for cognition were more likely to recognize acronyms including unfamiliar acronyms (which were also tested). The study offers suggestions for editors.
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