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ERIC Number: EJ260773
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Controlling Acquiescence Response Bias by Item Reversals: The Effect on Questionnaire Validity.
Schriesheim, Chester A.; Hill, Kenneth D.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v41 n4 p1101-14 Win 1981
The empirical evidence does not support the prevailing conventional wisdom that it is advisable to mix positively and negatively worded items in psychological measures to counteract acquiescence response bias. An experiment, evaluating subjects' ability to respond accurately to both positive and reversed items on a questionnaire, analyzed post-hoc results. (CE)
Descriptors: Bias, Higher Education, Questionnaires, Response Style (Tests), Test Format, Test Validity, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Item Position (Tests)