Preliminary validation of the Spanish version of the multiple stimulus types ambiguity tolerance scale (MSTAT-II)

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 476-484

  Arquero, José L ^a   McLain, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguity tolerance; Decision making; Organizational behavior; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952632251     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600004029     Document Type: Article

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