| Abstract: | A battery of rigidity tests, some of which were selected from the literature and others which were newly constructed were administered to a group of 216 Ss selected to represent a wide range of age, occupation, and education. Factor analysis of the results resulted in the rejection of the hypothesis of a single rigidity factor. Instead, behavioral rigidity seems best described by three factors, interpreted as "motor-cognitive speed," "personality-perceptual rigidity," and "motor-cognitive rigidity." Subsequent testing on another population produced a simple structure matrix in substantial agreement with that obtained from the first sample. Norms and test manual are made available through the American Documentation Institute. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
