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A factor analyzed semantic differential form useful to the clinical or community psychologist
Author(s) -
Aronson David W.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197910)35:4<779::aid-jclp2270350419>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - psychology , semantic differential , factor (programming language) , differential (mechanical device) , independence (probability theory) , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , cognitive psychology , social psychology , statistics , mathematics , computer science , engineering , programming language , aerospace engineering
Administered a 20‐item semantic differential three times (week 0, week 4, and week 10) to 110 junior and senior level psychology undergraduates. Each S evaluated six concepts. After collapsing across concepts, each administration was factor‐analyzed separately to obtain a relatively stabel factor structure. Three factors emerged. They were labeled: General‐evaluative (factor one), active‐independence (factor two), and passive‐acceptance (factor three). Utility of this particular device for the applied clinical psychologist was discussed.