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ERIC Number: EJ258518
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Feb
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The Development and Field Testing of an Instrument to Measure Apprehension toward Animals.
Perkes, A. Cordell
School Science and Mathematics, v82 n2 p157-62 Feb 1982
A new instrument, the Animal Apprehension Scale (AAS), was tested with elementary education majors and inservice elementary teachers. It was indicated that females expressed more apprehension toward animals than males and that many animals have been "type cast." Twenty animals were chosen to make up the scale. (MP)
Descriptors: Animals, Educational Research, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Fear, Higher Education, Research Tools, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research