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ERIC Number: EJ174679
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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A Note on Sex Differences in Achievement Motivation
Dias, Sally; Carifio, James
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 37, 2, 513-7, Sum 77
The validity of using seperate male and female scales for measurement of achievement motivation, as A. Mehrabian did, is seriously questioned. A variety of data are presented to support the case made against this practice. nAuthor/JKS)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adults, College Students, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Motivation, Sex Differences, Test Validity
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Identifiers: Mehrabian (Albert)