Tolerance of ambiguity: Text analytic vs self-report measures in two nonclinical groups

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 855-869

  Leichsenring, Falk ^a   Steuernagel, Elke ^a   Steuernagel, Jens ^a   Meyer, H A ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; FEMALE; HOLTZMAN INKBLOT TEST; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34547301405     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.104.3.855-869     Document Type: Article

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