Contrasting Proverbs as a Measure of Attitudes toward Curiosity-Related Behavior of Black and White College Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13658303 |
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| Authors | Wallace H Maw (University of Delaware, corresponding author), Ethel W Maw (Bryn Mawr College), Jane B Laskaris (Delaware State College) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3_suppl |
| Pages | 1229-1230 |
| Publication date | 1976-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1976.39.3f.1229 |
| OpenAlex | W2315149712 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
To gain information on a test composed of pairs of contrasting proverbs and designed to measure attitudes toward curiosity-related behavior, the test was administered to 72 black and 46 white college students. The instrument has a test-retest estimated reliability of .91. Its validity was established using high and low curiosity groups and by correlating scores with the Ontario Test of intrinsic Motivation. Data showed the black college students more often chose the proverb indicating greater caution in exploring their environments
Curiosity · Developmental psychology · Measure (data warehouse · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor · Test (biology · Test validity · White (mutation · Education and Critical Thinking Development · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Psychological and Educational Research Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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