Is Construct Differentiation Loquacity? A Motivational Perspective.

Beatty, Michael J.; Payne, Steven K.

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Publication Date: 1985

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Is Construct Differentiation Loquacity? A Motivational Perspective.

Beatty, Michael J.; Payne, Steven K.

Human Communication Research, v11 n4 p605-12 Sum 1985

Results of study 1 indicate that subjects promised credit for rigor wrote more words and more constructs than did their nonmotivated counterparts. Results of study 2 demonstrate that writing apprehension scores and self-reports of situational motivation predicted both loquacity (amount of words) and cognitive complexity scores. (Author)

Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, College Students, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Motivation, Writing Apprehension

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