Acquiescence and Extremes Response Sets of Actors and Teachers
- 1 February 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 16 (1) , 168-170
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1965.16.1.168
Abstract
Groups of male and female teachers, actors, and actresses were given Berg's Perceptual Reaction Test. An acquiescence score was obtained by totalling the “like much” and “like slightly” responses; and an extremes-set score was obtained by totalling the “like much” and “dislike much” responses. Actors and actresses scored significantly higher than teachers on the “extremes-set” measure. No differences were found on the acquiescence measure. Two hypotheses were offered: the use of “extremes” is symptomatic of a general behavioral deviancy or a general state of arousal or drive.Keywords
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