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Effects of Culture and Response Format on Extreme Response Style

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ID7842882
AuthorsC Harry Hui (0000-0001-9606-5164, University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), Harry C Triandis (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Year1989
Volume20
Issue3
Pages296-309
Publication date1989-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0022022189203004
OpenAlexW2095762164
LanguageEN
Citations received178
References cited18

Do cultural and ethnic groups differ in their extreme response style? To answer this question, Hispanic and non-Hispanic subjects were asked to respond to a questionnaire on 5-point or 10-point scales. As predicted, Hispanics were found to exhibit a stronger tendency for extreme checking (about half the time, on the average) than non-Hispanic, but only when the 5-point scales were used. Use of 10-point scales reduced the extreme responses of the Hispanics to the level of non-Hispanics. Extreme responses of non-Hispanics were not affected by the scales. Implications of the findings for social research are discussed

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