Test‐Retest Results on the Conservatism Scale Completed under Conditions of Anonymity and Identification

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Abstract
The C scale has been reported to have a very high (0.94) split‐half internal consistency (Wilson & Patterson, 1968), in spite of the wide range of social attitudes covered by the 50 items. Data on the factor structure of the scale and evidence for its validity are summarized by Wilson & Patterson (1970). The present study was carried out to provide information, firstly on test‐retest reliability, and secondly on the effects of the scale being completed anonymously or by name.Four groups of female students from a college of education were tested twice, with an interval of 12 weeks. Group 1 were asked on the first occasion of testing to give their names, and on the second occasion to remain anonymous. (The two sets of answer sheets were later linked by employing a code system.) For group 2 the procedure was reversed; group 3 were asked to give their names on both occasions and group 4 to remain anonymous. Table 1 shows the mean C scores for each group on the two occasions of testing. Reliabilities were computed using product‐moment correlations.

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