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ATTITUDE SCALE [2 records]

Record 1 2012-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Personality Development
CONT

The general use of an attitude scale is to measure the strength of reaction, such as like-dislike, agree-disagree, accept-reject, to items which give statements of psychological attitude.

OBS

Likert's scale and Thurstone's scale are examples of attitude scales.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Développement de la personnalité
DEF

Instrument de repérage de l'intensité (ou force) d'une attitude, considérée comme variable ordinale caractérisant chaque être humain.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicometría y psicotécnica
  • Desarrollo de la personalidad
DEF

Cuestionario que mide [...], por medio de una sola puntuación, tanto la dirección como la intensidad de una actitud.

CONT

Escalas de actitud. [...] cuestionario que mide actitudes [...]. Por lo general estamos hablando de más de 20 ítemes. Hay que diferenciarlo del cuestionario de opiniones que, por lo general, contiene muchos menos ítemes. Hay escalas compuestas de diversas subescalas que miden la actitud hacia diversos aspectos del constructo (servicios, preparación, etcétera). [...] Hay varios tipos de escalas para medir la actitud (Ordenadas - Thurstone; De acuerdo - Likert; Diferencial semántico – Osgood).

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Record 2 1991-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys
DEF

A package of statements that represents the whole range of opinions possible about the attitude variable. The subject is asked to either endorse or reject each statement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
DEF

Série d'énoncés reflétant toute la gamme des opinions possibles. Le répondant doit accepter ou rejeter chaque énoncé.

Spanish

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