| Titel: | The differential effect of induced response sets in a questionnaire without questions |
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| Autor: | Van-Heerden, J und Hoogstraten, J |
| Mediengruppe: | journal article |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | Journal of Indian Psychology |
| Jahr: | 1986 |
| Band: | 5 |
| Heft: | 1 |
| Seiten: | 47 - 52 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Abstract: | In a replication of a study by B. L. Dubey and S. K. Verma (1980, unpublished), a questionnaire containing merely answer possibilities was administered to 140 Dutch psychology freshmen, under standard instructions and an induced frustration set. In addition, 2 more response sets were experimentally induced. Like Dubey and Verma's Ss in India, the induced frustration set resulted in a general increase of negative responses. The 2 other response sets resulted in similar response distributions as under standard instructions, possibly because of a ceiling effect. Results are discussed in terms of cross-cultural similarities, individual and gender differences, and the effect of instructional content on response preferences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights reserved) |