A Preliminary Investigation of the Role of Differential Complexity and Response Style in Measuring Attitudes Toward People with Disabilities

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 243-254

  Millington, Michael J ^a,c   Strohmer, Douglas C ^a   Reid, Chris A ^a   Spengler, Paul M ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Allied Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; DISABILITY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030459533     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.41.3.243     Document Type: Article

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