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The Biology Attitude Scale
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- Biology is very interesting to me.
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- I don't like biology, and it scares me to have to take it.
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- I am always under a terrible strain in a biology or life science class.
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- Biology is fascinating and fun.
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- Biology makes me feel secure, and at the same time is stimulating.
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- Biology makes me feel uncomfortable, restless, irritable, and impatient.
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- In general, I have a good feeling toward biology.
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- When I hear the world “biology,” I have a feeling of dislike.
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- I approach biology with a feeling of hesitation.
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- I really like biology and life science.
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- I have always enjoyed studying biology and/or science in school.
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- It makes me nervous to even think about doing a biology or science experiment.
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- I feel at ease in biology and/or science and like it very much.
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- I feel a definite positive reaction to biology and science; it’s enjoyable.
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- For questions 15 - 22, there are some scales on which we would like you to rate your feelings toward biology. On each scale, you can rate your feelings toward biology as an 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. There are no correct answers. Also, some of the scales seem to make more sense than others. Don’t worry about it. Just rate your feelings toward biology on these scales as best you can. Please don’t leave any scales blank.
Biology is:
Good 1 2 3 4 5 Bad
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- Biology is:
Clean 1 2 3 4 5 Dirty
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- Biology is:
Worthless 1 2 3 4 5 Valuable
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- Biology is:
Cruel 1 2 3 4 5 Kind
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- Biology is:
Pleasant 1 2 3 4 5 Unpleasant
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- Biology is:
Sad 1 2 3 4 5 Happy
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- Biology is:
Nice 1 2 3 4 5 Awful
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- Biology is:
Fair 1 2 3 4 5 Unfair
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