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Sociological Spectrum
Mid-South Sociological Association
Volume 4, 1984 - Issue 1
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An empirical analysis of Palmore's facts on aging quiz and the miller‐dodder revision

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Pages 53-69 | Received 14 Oct 1982, Accepted 11 Mar 1983, Published online: 30 Jul 2010
 

This paper focuses on an empirical evaluation of Palmore's Facts on Aging Quiz and the recent revision by Miller and Dodder. The two measures were compared, using similar samples of college students at a large southwestern university. The extent of knowledge which subjects had about aging, as indexed by each instrument, was found to relate differently to several accepted measures of knowledge. Although the Miller‐Dodder scale displayed stronger correlations with knowledge measures, neither the FAQ nor the Miller‐Dodder revision correlated impressively with measures of knowledge.

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