Social Desirability Effects in the Epps

1964 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 243-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred Heilizer ◽  
Philip V. Gerdine
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Slight Reduction ◽  
Differential Functioning ◽  
Increased Sensitivity ◽  
Education College ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
True False

The EPPS and a true-false version (TF-EPPS) were compared on three S dimensions: sex (males and females), age-education (college students and adults), SD (high and low). The SD content of both tests is prominent, although it is much greater in the TF-EPPS. However, SD is not important for differential functioning of Ss, since profile differences between high and low SD Ss are smaller than between males and females or college students and adults The matching format of the EPPS produces a slight reduction in differential SD effect and an increased sensitivity to S variables other than SD. A potential, subtle, SD mechanism is identified by which Ss may respond differentially. Implications for ipsative and normative measurement and evaluation are discussed.

scholarly journals Psychological flow and its relationship with some variables among University learners

2018 ◽  
Vol 225 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-148
Author(s):  
Dr. Alaa Abdulhassan Habib Al. aboodi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Good Level ◽  
Education College ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Scale Properties ◽  
Area Of Study

The present paper aims to identify the following: 1-Psychological flow among university students 2- Indication of the difference in the psychological flow among university students according to the gender variable (male females) 3-indication of the difference in the psychological flow among college students, according to the variable area of ​​study (scientific, humane)  4- Indication of the difference in the psychological flow among college students, according to a variable arrangement congenital, (I, II(  In order to verify this, the researcher used the psychological flow prepared in accordance with the viewpoint Mihaly scale as it has been applied to the search reached (300) students of students of Basic Education College were chosen randomly cluster, after it has been verified scale properties psychometric, the researcher suggested the results derived 1-Characterized by university students, a good level of psychological flow. For males and females equally matched by the psychological level of 2-flow there is no difference in the level of flow in the order of congenital them despite the disparate aspects of the environment that surrounds them. In light of these findings the researcher presented a set of recommendations and proposals.

On Confounding of the Repression-Sensitization and Manifest Anxiety Scales

1972 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 392-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert D. Abbott
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Method Of Principal Components ◽  
Manifest Anxiety ◽  
True False

The MMPI and Edwards Personality Inventory were administered to 218 college students. Scores on the Manifest Anxiety (MA), Repression-Sensitization (R-S), and Social Desirability (SD) scales were scored from the MMPI and a non-overlapping, balanced True-False, non-pathological content social desirability (BSD) scale was scored from the items of the Edwards. The scales were intercorrelated and factor analyzed by the method of principal components. The results support a social desirability interpretation of scores on the four scales, and questioned the discriminant validity of the R-S and MA scales, as have other studies which were briefly reviewed.

Probability of Endorsement of Items in the Yatabe-Guilford Personality Inventory: Replication

1966 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saburo Iwawaki ◽  
Machiko Fukuhara ◽  
Tadashi Hidano
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Social Desirability Scale ◽  
Males And Females

For 57 male and 59 female Japanese college students probabilities of endorsement of Yatabe-Guilford Personality Inventory items as true or false correlated .81. rs for probabilities of endorsement for these Ss and Edwards' American were .69 for males and .62 for females. These probabilities of endorsement and Noguchi's social desirability scale values correlated .75 for males, .65 for females (.80 for American males and females). Data suggest contamination from Noguchi's use of the? option, translation, and other sources.

What Do Teacher-Education College Students Know about Parental Involvement: A Comparative Study between the U.S. and Israel

2021 ◽  
pp. 001312452110266
Author(s):  
Yael Fisher ◽  
Anne Marie FitzGerald ◽  
Amy Olson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Family Engagement ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Ample Evidence ◽  
Education College ◽  
The U.S

Given that the professional literature provides ample evidence of the importance of parental involvement and its effect on learners’ academic outcomes and positive social/emotional states, the aim of this quantitative study was to understand and compare the perceptions of preservice teachers regarding parental involvement and family engagement in Israel and the U.S. Fisher’s Perception of Parental Involvement Scale (PPIS; Fisher, 2011) was used to survey 469 education-college students: 269 American students and 200 Israeli students. Analysis indicated that the model was a better fit for Israeli students and an acceptable fit for U.S. students. However, in general, Israeli and US students in teaching colleges agreed on many of the components of parental involvement. Some results differed by gender, age, level of education, and prior teaching experience. These results may suggest that the fundamental concepts that constitute the family engagement are not culturally bound, but rather may be common among different cultures and nations. Further research is required to confirm this. Notwithstanding, gaining a general understanding of pre- and in-service teachers’ perceptions regarding parental involvement and family engagement could prompt the colleges to expand their teacher-education programs to better address this important issue.

EEG Responses to Low-Level Chemicals in Normals and Cacosmics

1994 ◽  
Vol 10 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 633-643
Author(s):  
Gary E. Schwartz ◽  
Iris R. Bell ◽  
Ziya V. Dikman ◽  
Mercedes Fernandez ◽  
John P. Kline ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Normal Subjects ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Isoamyl Acetate ◽  
Alpha Activity ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Liquid Silicone ◽  
Increased Sensitivity ◽  
The University

Recent studies from the University of Arizona indicate that normal subjects, both college students and the elderly, can register the presence of low-intensity odors in the electroencephalogram (EEG) in the absence of conscious awareness of the odors. The experimental paradigm involves subjects sniffing pairs of bottles, one containing an odorant (e.g. isoamyl acetate) dissolved in an odorless solvent (water or liquid silicone), the other containing just the solvent, while 19 channels of EEG are continuously recorded. For the low-intensity odor conditions, concentrations are adjusted downward (decreased) until subjects correctly identify the odor bottle at chance (50). The order of odorants, concentrations, and hand holding the control bottle, are counterbalanced within and across subjects. Three previous experiments found that alpha activity (8-12 hz) decreased in midline and posterior regions when subjects sniffed the low-intensity odors. The most recent study suggests that decreased theta activity (4-8 hz) may reflect sensory registration and decreased alpha activity may reflect perceptual registration. In a just completed experiment involving college students who were selected based on combinations of high and low scores on a scale measuring cacosmia (chemical odor intolerance) and high and low scores on a scale measuring depression, cacosmic subjects (independent of depression) showed greater decreases in low-frequency alpha (8-10 hz) and greater increases in low-frequency beta (12-16 hz) to the solvent propylene glycol compared to an empty bottle. Topographic EEG mapping to low-intensity odorants may provide a useful tool for investigating possible increased sensitivity to specific chemicals in chemically sensitive individuals.

scholarly journals Universities' Role in Addressing Terrorism in Light of Students' Awareness to its Definition, Causes, and Types

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
Reem Al Zou'bi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Reliability Coefficient ◽  
Social Alienation ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
Education College ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Social Causes

The study aims to explore the degree of awareness of Jordanian education college students to terrorism's definition, type and causes, and the universities' roles in addressing terrorism. A five- scale questionnaire was designed by the author and administrated to 130 students studying at the faculty of education, Al-al Bayt University. The external reliability coefficient for the total questionnaire domains was 0.84, and the internal reliability coefficient (Cronbach Alpha) for the total questionnaire domains was 0.88. This indicates that the questionnaire was reliable and suitable for a sample administration. The results indicated that students were aware of the concept and types of terrorism, but they have a misconception of its main causes. These, however, were relevant from the perspectives of economical and social causes. Students' misconception can be interpreted by students' social alienation, and their refusal based on economic and social circumstances. The author suggested that universities must hold intense rehabilitating programs for the youths. This is in addition to holding international conferences on human security as it could raise students' awareness of terrorism and help them in addressing it eventually.

scholarly journals Perceções sobre criatividade: Estudo com estudantes do Ensino Superior

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria de Fátima Morais ◽  
Leandro Da Silva Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
Education College ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Curriculum Area ◽  
The University ◽  
Source Of Information

No  mundo  atual,  a  universidade  tem  um  papel  crucial  na  formação  de cidadãos capazes de inovar. A criatividade surge, assim, como um conceito a valorizar  no  ensino  superior,  mas  tal  valorização  implica  alterações  no quotidiano  educativo.  Uma  fonte  de  informação  relevante  para  a rentabilizações  das  competências  criativas  nos  alunos  universitários  é auscultar  o  que  estes  pensam  sobre  elas.  Neste  sentido,  a  partir  do questionário  "Universidade  e  Competências  Criativas",  foram  analisadas perceções de 582 estudantes de uma universidade portuguesa acerca da conceituação e da valorização de criatividade no contexto académico. As percepções foram analisadas em função da área curricular de formação e do género, encontrando-se diferenças estatisticamente significativas para ambas as  variáveis.  Os  resultados  permitem  reflexões  no  sentido  de aprofundamentos futuros deste estudo, assim como apontam direções para cuidados e reforços a ter nas práticas educativas neste nível de ensino.Palavras-chave: Criatividade; Ensino Superior; Estudantes universitários; Perceções ABSTRACTIn today's world, the University has a crucial role in the education of citizens in order to innovate. Creativity is thus a concept to value in higher education, but that valuation implies changes in the educational practices. A relevant source of information in order to promote creative skills in college students is to gather what they think about those skills. Through the questionnaire "University and Creative Skills" the perceptions of 582 Portuguese university students about the conceptualization and valorization of creativity in the academic contexts were analyzed. The perceptions were analyzed according to the students curriculum area and gender. Data suggest significant statistical differences in function  of  both  variables.  The  results  allow  reflections  towards  further developments of this study but also point directions to reinforce deliberate educational practices in this level of education.Keywords:Creativity; Higher Education; College students; Perceptions

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