Ordering motivation and Likert scale ratings: When a numeric scale is not necessarily better

Article Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Transitivity Violations Undermine Rating Scales in Motivation Research

Yulia Tyumeneva et al.

Summary: The study found that about half of the participants exhibited violations of transitivity when comparing different motives in terms of their importance to learning. However, an ordinal structure of motivation can be found only when levels of motives differ noticeably.

FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY (2021)

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Quantitative psychology under scrutiny: Measurement requires not result-dependent but traceable data generation

Jana Uher

Summary: This article examines various critiques of quantitative psychology, highlighting the importance of language and concepts while revealing the confusion and erroneous equations between phenomena and properties in construct research. It clarifies the conceptual relationships between nomological networks, representation theorems, and psychometric modeling, shedding light on biased inferences and potential replicability problems in the field.

PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES (2021)

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