Toward an Understanding of Cross-Cultural Differences in ...
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Acquiescence Index<br />
• Acquiescence score <strong>of</strong> a particip<strong>an</strong>t:<br />
• proportion <strong>of</strong> responses <strong>in</strong> the two extreme<br />
agreement response categories m<strong>in</strong>us the<br />
proportion <strong>of</strong> responses <strong>in</strong> the opposite<br />
extremes<br />
• So, the number <strong>of</strong> 1s <strong>an</strong>d 2s m<strong>in</strong>us the<br />
number <strong>of</strong> 4s <strong>an</strong>d 5s, divided by the total<br />
number <strong>of</strong> items<br />
• Only bipolar (more or less bal<strong>an</strong>ced) scales<br />
used<br />
• R<strong>an</strong>ge:<br />
• from -11 to 1<br />
• Interpretation:<br />
• Values close to -1: low <strong>in</strong>cidence; values close<br />
to 1: high <strong>in</strong>cidence
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