Bipolar Factors in Mood Adjective Checklists

摘要: Previous attempts, using adjective checklists, to demonstrate the existence of mood factors have found only monopolar where commonsense would lead us expect bipolar factors. This surprising effect is attributed deficiencies in rating scale used. An improved compared with one commonly employed. The results show that monopolarity associated old scale, whilst bipolarity emerges a new scale. A complete reappraisal current status checklist recommended.