Thurstonen.
/ˈθəːstən/ Psychology.
Used attributively to denote tests or methods devised by Thurstone, esp. for the measurement of mental abilities and attitudes, for factor analysis, and the study of personality.
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1935 R. R. Willoughby in C. Murchison Handbk. Soc. Psychol. xii. 502 Perhaps the most definite evidence is that secured..with personality inventories of the Thurstone type.
1954 A. Anastasi Psychol. Testing ix. 229 Another abbreviated adaptation..is to be found in the Thurstone Test of Mental Alertness.
1954 A. Anastasi Psychol. Testing xx. 538 The resulting inventory is known as the Thurstone Temperament Schedule.
1958 J. M. Argyle Relig. Behaviour viii. 97 A group of eighty-three delinquent girls scored higher on Thurstone scales measuring attitudes towards Sunday observance.
1972 Jrnl. Social Psychol. 88 243 Attitude toward reclaimed water for noningestive, close-contact use was assessed by a Thurstone-type scale.
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