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It was posited that, when items comprising scales are grouped by content or grouped by content and labeled, scale reliabilities will be superior to those obtained when items are randomly distributed in a questionnaire. Data from four samples provided moderate support for the first prediction but only modest support for the second one. Ideas for further research were offered.
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Solomon et al. (1984) studied this question.
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