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BEHAVIORALLY BASED RATING SCALES: EFFECTS OF SPECIFIC ANCHORS AND DISGUISED SCALE CONTINUA

David M. Finley, H. G. Osburn, Jerry A. Dubin, P. Richard Jeanneret

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The psychometric properties of behaviorally based rating scales contrasted by (1) disguised versus obvious scale format and (2) specific anchors versus more general descriptions of behavior were compared. Results indicated no consistent differences in leniency or central tendency errors among the scales. Both multitrait‐multirater ANOVA and factor analyses favored obvious scale methods to a disguised mixed standard scale format. No firm conclusions could be drawn regarding the effects of specificity of behavioral anchors.

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The psychometric properties of behaviorally based rating scales contrasted by (1) disguised versus obvious scale format and (2) specific anchors versus more general descriptions of behavior were compared. Results indicated no consistent differences in leniency or central tendency errors among the scales. Both multitrait‐multirater ANOVA and factor analyses favored obvious scale methods to a disguised mixed standard scale format. No firm conclusions could be drawn regarding the effects of specificity of behavioral anchors.

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The psychometric properties of behaviorally based rating scales contrasted by (1) disguised versus obvious scale format and (2) specific anchors versus more general descriptions of behavior were compared. Results indicated no consistent differences in leniency or central tendency errors among the scales. Both multitrait‐multirater ANOVA and factor analyses favored obvious scale methods to a disguised mixed standard scale format. No firm conclusions could be drawn regarding the effects of specificity of behavioral anchors.

Key concepts: Psychology, Rating scale, Scale (ratio), Social psychology, Clinical psychology, Cognitive psychology, Developmental psychology, Quantum mechanics

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