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ERIC Number: EJ365484
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Acquiescence as a Function of Test Type and Subject Uncertainty.
Krenz, Claudia; Sax, Gilbert
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v47 n3 p575-81 Fall 1987
Either positive or negative test instructions and two item types (attitude or personality) were administered to undergraduates. Students were more likely to respond true when receiving positive instructions. Students receiving attitude test instructions were not more likely to respond true than students receiving personality test instructions. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Conformity, Higher Education, Personality Measures, Response Style (Tests), Test Format
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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