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Acquiescence as a Function of Test Type and Subject Uncertainty.
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Krenz, Claudia; Sax, Gilbert – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 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.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Conformity, Higher Education, Personality Measures
The Relationship of Measures of Conformity and Socialization to General Intelligence for a Sample of Girls in a Private Senior High School Located in a Conservative Community
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Holub, Alexander S.; Michael, Joan J. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1972
Descriptors: Conformity, Females, High School Students, Intelligence
A Correlation of Barron's Ego Strength Scale and Smith's Non-Conformity Scale.
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Martin, John D.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
A sample of 76 undergraduate students showed the Nonconformity and Ego Strength Scales to be significantly, but inversely, related. A statistically significant correlation between sex and a measure of conformity suggested that females are more conforming than are males. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Conformity, Higher Education, Personality Measures, Self Concept
A Ratio Scale Measurement of Conformity.
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Beins, Bernard C.; Porter, J. William – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1989
Research with 38 undergraduates studied a technique for assessing conformity on a ratio scale and variables used to analyze normative and information factors. Computer presentation of the statistics and storage of responses allows assessment of discrepancies between actual line length and length of the reproductions made with/without peer…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Conformity, Factor Analysis, Higher Education