Response Tendency in a Questionnaire without Questions.

van Heerden, J.; Hoogstraten, Joh.

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Publication Date: 1979

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Response Tendency in a Questionnaire without Questions.

van Heerden, J.; Hoogstraten, Joh.

Applied Psychological Measurement, v3 n1 p117-21 Win 1979

In a replication of an earlier study, a questionnaire with items lacking content and merely containing answer possibilities was administered to a sample of Dutch freshmen psychology students. Subjects showed a preference for positive options over negative options. (Author/JKS)

Descriptors: Content Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Item Analysis, Questionnaires, Rating Scales, Response Style (Tests), Technical Reports, Test Bias, Test Construction, Test Items

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands

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