Measuring cognitive complexity with the Repertory Grid: The combined effects
of multiple grid procedures
Chad L. Hagans, Greg J. Neimeyer
University of Florida, Gainesville (USA)
Abstract
Functionally Independent Construction (FIC; Landfield, 1971) as a function
of variation in reper-tory grid procedure was investigated. Research has
demonstrated differential effects of four types of variation in repertory
grid procedure: 1) dyadic versus triadic elicitation, 2) “opposite” versus
“difference” elicitation, 3) the general valence of the element set (positive
vs. negative), and 4) the rating of grid elements across versus down the
grid. The combined effects of these four variations on cognitive complexity
(FIC) were tested using a 16-cell factorial design.
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