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function GradeAssess(theForm) {
var totals = 0;
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var cntlname = "pd"+ (i+1);
var cont = theForm[cntlname].options[theForm[cntlname].selectedIndex].value;
if (cont == 99) {
alert("One or more questions are unanswered. Please complete the form and try again.");
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var llabel = "" + "12";
var rlabel = "" + "72";
var scoreLow = 12;
var scoreHigh = 72;
var header = "Level of Need for Personal Structure";
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rsp += GetFeedback();
rsp += EndPage();
WriteResponse(rsp);
return false;
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Your score was " + dscore + ". The range of possible scores is from " + datamin + " to " + datamax + ".
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function GetFeedback() {
var winCode = "
Understanding Your Score on the Personal Need for Structure Scale
Some people need to \"make sense\" of things around them more quickly or completely than do other people. This personal need for perceptual structure relates to selective attention as well as perceptual organization and interpretation. For instance, people with a strong personal need for closure might form first impressions, fill in missing pieces, and rely on stereotyping more quickly than people who don't mind incomplete perceptual situations. The Personal Need for Structure (PNS) Scale estimates the extent to which people are motivated to structure their world in a simple and unambiguous way. Scores range from 12 to 72 with higher scores indicating a high personal need for structure, that is, a higher need to quickly and unambiguously make sense of the world. PNS norms vary from one group to the next. For instance, a study of Finnish nurses reported a mean PNS score of 34 whereas a study of 236 male and 303 female undergraduate psychology students in the United States had a mean score of 42. This graph shows your score on the PNS scale compared with results from the U.S. sample of undergraduate psychology students.