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ambiguity scale

ambiguity scale An ambiguity scale is a questionnaire measure used to assess tolerance of ambiguity, meaning how much a person can handle unclear or uncertain situations.

An ambiguity scale is a questionnaire measure used to assess tolerance of ambiguity, meaning how much a person can handle unclear or uncertain situations. In this study context, it was used as a personality-related measure linked to how people respond when their expectations are contradicted.

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Drafting source: Orphal Lara; Pinquart Martin. Coping with failures: how emotions, individual traits, expectation-importance and prior experience affect reactions to violated achievement expectations. 2025; DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1506051; article XML SHA-256 a37147b899f3db65fc3eb4f5d20a606d031da02f7ee9069382a6b6c545f76425. “Coping with failures: how emotions, individual traits, expectation-importance and prior experience affect reactions to violated achievement expectations” (10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1506051).
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