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Straight or Bent? An inquiry into rating scales in repertory grids
Author(s) -
Yorke D. M.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british educational research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1469-3518
pISSN - 0141-1926
DOI - 10.1080/0141192830090203
Subject(s) - repertory grid , rating scale , psychology , opposition (politics) , bent molecular geometry , social psychology , developmental psychology , engineering , structural engineering , politics , political science , law
Ogden's (1932) analysis of opposition is used as the basis for an exploration of the ways in which respondents might use rating scales in repertory grids. The conceptual approach to the problem is described and the conclusion is drawn that the mathematical and semantic aspects of rating scales may not always be aligned. Empirical evidence is presented from a preliminary study which suggests that bipolarity is a more complex issue than might be suspected from a superficial consideration.