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The convergent validity of four indices of cognitive complexity in person perception A multi‐index multimethod and factor analytical approach
Author(s) -
KUUSINEN JORMA,
NYSTEDT LARS
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1975.tb00173.x
Subject(s) - psychology , convergent validity , construct validity , cognition , construct (python library) , variance (accounting) , perception , index (typography) , personality , cognitive psychology , confirmatory factor analysis , semantic differential , test validity , psychometrics , developmental psychology , social psychology , statistics , structural equation modeling , mathematics , business , accounting , neuroscience , world wide web , computer science , internal consistency , programming language
.— An application of the Campbell and Fiske multimethod‐multitrait analysis and factor analysis was used to study the convergent validity of the following indices of cognitive complexity: Bieri's Index, Vannoy's Interaction Variance Measure, Number of Factors, and First Factor Percentage. In the analysis the individual constructs elicited by Reptest were contrasted with two sets of provided constructs, namely Semantic Differential and Personality Differential scales. The subjects were 36 psychology students. The results indicated that the convergent validity of the indices over construct type was low and that the construct type had an effect upon the intercorrelations of different indices of cognitive complexity.