Compensatory Style Questionnaire (CSQ)
The measure and scoring instructions:
Zakay (1990) Compensatory Style.doc
Description:
Purpose
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The CSQ was designed to assess how individuals approach decision situations. It distinguishes between 2 decision styles:
- A compensatory style chooses the alternative with the highest overall utility weighting.
- A noncompensatory style chooses the alternative with the highest rating on the single most important attribute.
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Questions
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40 items using 5-point ratings (1 to 5)
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Sub-scales
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N/A
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Domain
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Psychometrics
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Sample items
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- It is essential to compare rival alternatives across all their attributes.
- A good decision maker is able to reach a decision on the basis of one or two important attributes only. (reverse scored)
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History of Use:
Scale Uses:
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Correlations between compensatory style and:
- Perceived difficulty of choosing a major: r(120) = .15, p > .01
- Number of alternatives majors considered: r(120) = .08, p > .01
- Number of dimensions considered: r(120) = .33, p < .01
- Subjective decision complexity: r(120) = .27, p < .01
- Need for Closure (NFCS; Webster & Kruglanski, 1994) (Hebrew translation): r(120) = .12, p > .01
- Preference for order: r(120) = .20, p < .05
- Preference for predictability: r(120) = .17, p = .06
- Decisiveness: r(120) = .01, p > .05
- Discomfort with ambiguity: r(120) = .19, p < .05
- Closed-mindedness: r(120) = -.42, p < .01
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Shiloh et al. (2001)
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References:
Scale:
Uses:
- Shiloh, S., Koren, S., & Zakay, D. (2001). Individual differences in compensatory decision-making style and need for closure as correlates of subjective decision complexity and difficulty. Personality and Individual Differences, 30(4), 699-710. doi: 10.1016/S0191-8869(00)00073-8
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