| Abstract: | The possible effects of acquiescence response style upon endorsement of items in the Vocational Development Inventory-Attitude Scale (VDI-Att) were investigated in an experimental paradigm. On Test “free-choice” (T,F,?) response options were presented to both the Experimental (E) and the Control (C) groups; on Retest C received the same format but E was administered a “forced-choice” (T,F,) answer sheet. One hundred male and female undergraduates were randomly assigned to the E and C groups cross-classified by sex. ANOVA on Test indicated the groups were equivalent; ANOVA on Retest yielded negative findings on acquiescence in the VDI-Att. It was concluded that responses to the VDI-Att are not significantly affected by acquiescence; rather, it was hypothesized that they can be conceptually related to discrimination learning processes. |
