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Scaling Affective Characteristics

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Instrument Development in the Affective Domain

Part of the book series: Evaluation in Education and Human Services ((EEHS,volume 12))

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Abstract

In chapter 1 we noted that affective characteristics can be described as having intensity, direction, and a target. A framework was described for developing statements for an affective instrument by carefully sampling from a universe of content. After developing such statements, we typically obtain the responses of selected individuals to these statements and claim that we have measured the intensity and direction of their affect toward the particular target object.

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    Robert K. Gable

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Gable, R.K. (1986). Scaling Affective Characteristics. In: Instrument Development in the Affective Domain. Evaluation in Education and Human Services, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7259-0_3

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