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Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 4,
498-509 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/0022022192234006
Extreme Response Style and Acquiescence among Hispanics
The Role of Acculturation and Education
Gerardo Marin
University of San Francisco
Raymond J. Gamba
University of San Francisco
Barbara V. Marin
University of California, San Francisco
Secondary analyses were carried out with four large data sets that included responses by Hispanics (N = 1,908) and by non-Hispanic Whites (N = 14,425). Results are fairly consistent in showing that Hispanics prefer extreme responses to a greater extent than non-Hispanic Whites. In general, Hispanics prefer to agree with a given item more than non-Hispanic Whites. Two significant variables seem to affect the rate at which these response styles are chosen. First, the level of acculturation among Hispanics affects the level of extreme and acquiescent responses so that as Hispanics acculturate they tend to choose these types of response less frequently. The less educated respondents (less than 12 years of formal education) tend to make more extreme choices than the more highly educated (those with at least a secondary education). Gender does not affect these response sets in a consistent fashion.
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