On Measuring a Complex Attitude
The Construct Validity of an Attitude-Toward-Psychology Scale
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13668652 |
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| Authors | Marion Steininger (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author), Marion P Steininger (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 501-502 |
| Publication date | 1970-04-01 |
| 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/pr0.1970.26.2.501 |
| OpenAlex | W1993334775 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Responses to an attitude-toward-psychology scale became more favorable during a 1-yr. introductory course, with greater change for “fact” than “opinion” items. Thus, responses may reflect both “favorability toward psychology” and “critical thinking about psychology,” but these constructs are confounded in the scale. An open-ended format may better depict the attitudinal complexity developed during the course
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| Highly cited | No |
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