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Development of an alternative to likert scaling: Tests of perception of scientists and self (Toposs)

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  1. Lindsay D. Mackay
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Mackay, L.D., White, R.T. Development of an alternative to likert scaling: Tests of perception of scientists and self (Toposs). Research in Science Education 4, 131–139 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02558585

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