title: The original vs an abbreviated version of the Treatment Evaluation Inventory: systematic measurement error.
abstract: The Treatment Evaluation Inventory was used by 164 undergraduates to rate the acceptability of each of six treatments. The differences between the (scale-corrected) total score and the total of items representing the short form were analyzed. Analysis suggested that the short form, as compared to the original scale, systematically underestimates the acceptability of overcorrection and overestimates the acceptability of differential reinforcement of other behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State 39762-6161.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Spirrison
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics