Using item response theory to investigate the structure of anticipated affect: Do self-reports about future affective reactions conform to typical or maximal models?

Using item response theory to investigate the structure of anticipated affect: Do self-reports about future affective reactions conform to typical or maximal models?

In the present research we used item response theory (IRT) to examine whether effective predictions (anticipated affect) conforms to a typical (i.e., what people usually do) or a maximal behavior process (i.e., what people can do). The former, correspond to non-monotonic ideal point IRT models where...

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Main Authors: Leonidas A Zampetakis, Manolis eLerakis, Konstantinos eKafetsios, Vassilis eMoustakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
item response theory
unfolding
Anticipated affect
Dominance models
Ideal point models
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01438/full

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