Induced response bias on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
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E. P. Johnsen
The University of Kansas
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- Keywords:
- social behavior, social psychology, induced response bias, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, A-trait Scale, simulated real-life situation, competitive, evaluative cues
- Abstract
- Responses on both state and trait scales of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were examined as a function of experimenter-provided instructions. Instructions which presented a simulated real-life situation containing competitive and evaluative cues without directly suggesting, faking preceded the completion of an interpolated task, which was followed by re-administration of the instrument under standard instructions. The hypothesis that Ss would respond consistently on the A-trait scale, while demonstrating increased levels of A-state was confirmed. Results were interpreted as consistent with the distinction between anxiety as a state as well as a trait, but conflicted with traditional notions of social desirability response bias, which imply that "faking good" should lead to consistent changes on both scales.
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- Published
- 1983-02-01
- Issue
- Volume 11, 1983, Issue 1
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