title: Development and psychometric analysis of an indirect measure of attitudes toward individuals with mental retardation using the error-choice method.
abstract: The Test of Knowledge About Mental Retardation consists of 20 error-choice items requiring respondents to select one of four incorrect alternatives. The true purpose of the test (measurement of attitudes) is disguised by the inclusion of 20 items of general knowledge about mental retardation. Analyses of data indicated satisfactory item characteristics, adequate reliability and homogeneity, and preliminary support for criterion-related validity. The test should be useful for investigating the attitudes of service providers whose responses to a questionnaire may be biased by respondent sensitization and social desirability responding.
authors.affiliation: College of Education and Allied Professions, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 28223.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Antonak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D012928:Social Desirability; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires