Individual differences in processing styles: validity of the Rational-Experiential Inventory.
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Summary, in English
In Study 1 (N= 203) the factor structure of a Swedish translation of Pacini and Epstein's Rational-Experiential Inventory (REI-40) was investigated using confirmatory factor analysis. The hypothesized model with rationality and experientiality as orthogonal factors had satisfactory fit to the data, significantly better than alternative models (with two correlated factors or a single factor). Inclusion of "ability" and "favorability" subscales for rationality and experientiality increased fit further. It was concluded that the structural validity of the REI is adequate. In Study 2 (N= 72) the REI-factors were shown to have theoretically meaningful correlations to other personality traits, indicating convergent and discriminant validity. Finally, scores on the rationality scale were negatively related to risky choice framing effects in Kahneman and Tversky's Asian disease task, indicating concurrent validity. On the basis of these findings it was concluded that the test has satisfactory psychometric properties.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2008
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
439-446
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Volym
49
Issue
5
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Ämne
- Psychology
Nyckelord
- intuition
- Reasoning
- individual differences
- test
- validity
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1467-9450