Ambiguity Tolerance Scale

MacDonald, A. (1970). Revised scale for ambiguity tolerance: Reliability and validity. Psychological Reports, 26(3), 791-798.

	Table of Contents
	Description
	History of Use
	References

Description:

Purpose		The Ambiguity Tolerance Scale was designed to assess attitude toward ambiguity through a self-report measure. It was intended to be an improvement upon Rydell and Rosen's (1966) original measure.
Questions		20 items using a true/false response format.
Sub-scales		N/A
Domain
Psychometrics
Sample items		A problem has little attraction for me if I don't think it has a solution. (F) I like to fool around with new ideas, even if they turn out later to be a total waste of time. (T)

References:

Scale:

Rydell, S. T., & Rosen, E. (1966). Measurement and some correlates of need-cognition. Psychological Reports, 19(1), 139-165.

MacDonald, A. (1970). Revised scale for ambiguity tolerance: Reliability and validity. Psychological Reports, 26(3), 791-798.

Uses:

Gul, F. A. (1984). The Joint and Moderating Role of Personality and Cognitive Style on Decision Making. The Accounting Review, 59(2), 264-277.

Majid, A. & Pragasam, J. (1997). Interactions of Intolerance of Ambiguity and of Contingent Liability on Auditors' of Litigation. Psychological Reports, 81(3), 935-944.

Wright, M. E. & Davidson, R. A. (2000). The Effect of Auditor Attestation and Tolerance for Ambiguity on Commercial Lending Decisions. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, 19(2), 67-81. >

Nowlis, S. M., Kahn, B. E., & Dhar, R. (2002). Coping with Ambivalence: The Effect of Removing a Neutral Option on Consumer Attitude and Preference Judgments. The Journal of Consumer Research, 29(3), 319-334. doi: 10.1086/344431

Iyer, G. S. & Ravindran, A. (2009). Usefulness, Incentives and Knowledge Management. Journal of Knowledge Management, 13(6), 410-430. doi: 10.1108/13673270910997097

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