Intercorrelations of Simplicity-Complexity of Social Ordering,Accuracy of Perception,Acceptance of Change,Self-Reliance and Sex Attitude

Abstract

From 82 college Ss were obtained three measures developed from a theory of discrimination systems: number of discriminable categories along scales of discrimination applied to persons, number of different bi-polar scales used to discriminate between persons, and a rating of the level of abstraction of descriptions of a single Other person. Three attitude measures, acceptance vs rejection of change as a general, over-riding attitude, reliance upon self vs reliance upon others, and extreme sexual restraint vs affirmation of sexuality, were obtained, and all Ss predicted the choices of a female Other in 40 concrete situations before receiving her actual choice. The hypothesis that all seven of these measures would intercorrelate was not confirmed since the measures formed two clusters.

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