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ERIC Number: EJ174658
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Item Homogeneity, Scale Reliability, and the Self-Concept Hypothesis
Taylor, James B.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 37, 2, 349-61, Sum 77
The reliability and item homogeneity of personality scales are in part dependent on the content domain being sampled, and this characteristic reliability cannot be explained by item ambiguity or scale length. It is suggested that clarity of self concept is also a determinant. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Item Analysis, Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Personality Theories, Self Concept, Test Length, Test Reliability
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