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Achievement Emotions and Achievement Goals in Support of the Convergent, Divergent and Criterion Validity of the Spanish-Cognitive Test Anxiety Scale
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Sánchez-Rosas, Javier; Furlan, Luis Alberto – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
Based on the control-value theory of achievement emotions and theory of achievement goals, this research provides evidence of convergent, divergent, and criterion validity of the Spanish Cognitive Test Anxiety Scale (S-CTAS). A sample of Argentinean undergraduates responded to several scales administered at three points. At time 1 and 3, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Psychological Patterns
What Is a Psychological Misconception? Moving toward an Empirical Answer
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Bensley, D. Alan; Lilienfeld, Scott O. – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
Studies of psychological misconceptions have often used tests with methodological shortcomings, unknown psychometric properties, and ad hoc methods for identifying misconceptions, creating problems for estimating frequencies of specific misconceptions. To address these problems, we developed a new test, the Test of Psychological Knowledge and…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Psychological Patterns, Psychometrics, Attitude Measures
Frequency of Depression in the Freshman Year as Measured in a Random Sample by a Retrospective Version of the Beck Depression Inventory
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Bosse, J. J.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
This study examines the frequency of depression among freshmen through a retrospective inventory completed by 158 randomly selected sophomores. Of these, 75 percent reported having experienced at least mild depression in the preceding year. The study indicates that frequency of depression is generally underestimated. (SJL)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, College Freshmen, Depression (Psychology), Higher Education
FEAR AND PREJUDICE.
HIRSH, SELMA – 1957
AN ANALYSIS OF FEAR AND PREJUDICE WAS MADE THROUGH A SERIES OF ATTITUDE QUESTIONNAIRES, PRIVATE INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY TRAINED PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND A SERIES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS. RESULTS SHOWED THAT PREJUDICE STARTED IN THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF A CHILD'S LIFE THROUGH HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS PARENTS. THE ADULTS LOW IN PREJUDICE HAD STABLE OUTLOOKS…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Problems, Early Experience, Economic Status