Computer Attitude Research
My main research interest in past has been in the area of computer
attitudes or computer phobia. John Pinto at Morningside College and I developed
and published the Computer Attitude Scale (CAS) (Nickell & Pinto,
1986) in the 1980's. This scale has been used by numerous researchers in
the U.S. and in other countries to measure people's attitude and feelings
about computers. The web page below includes a copy of the CAS and a list
of studies that have used the scale.
Computer Attitude Scale (CAS), scoring key, references and reviews (PDF Format)
Helping Attitude Research
One of my current areas of research is in the development of
a new scale to measure helping attitudes. The Helping Attitude Scale (HAS)
is a multidimensional scale which measures beliefs, feelings, and behaviors
related to helping. A number of studies have been conducted to evaluate
the reliability and validity of the HAS. Several of these studies are described
in abstract and summary of paper that has been accepted for presentation
at the APA national convention in August 1998 in San Francisco. A copy
of the scale and a summary of the presentation can be viewed below.
Helping Attitude Scale (HAS) (Note this scale has been revised)
The Helping Attitude Scale - Summary of APA convention presentation in PDF format