
ERIC Number: EJ252066
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Publication Date: 1981
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The Personality Characteristics of the Rigid Learner.
Dean, Raymond S.; Garabedian, A. Alexander
Journal of School Psychology, v19 n2 p143-51 Sum 1981
Investigated personality dimensions concomitant with learner's cognitive rigidity. Results indicated the personality dimensions of tenseness, compulsivity, group dependency, absent-mindedness, sensitivity, and emotional stability explained 36 percent of the variability in subjects' increasing levels of cognitive rigidity. Showed a pervasive use of stereotype behavior in dealing with related anxiety. (Author)
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Language: English
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