Scovel argued anxiety is not a simple, unitary construct quantifiable into high or low amounts¶

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q1 i? Scovel (1978) noted that anxiety is not a simple, unitary construct that can be comfortably quantified into high or low amounts. → Elaine K. Horwitz 2010

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Elaine K. Horwitz 2010¶

Elaine K. Horwitz. (2010). Foreign and second language anxiety. Language Teaching, Volume 43, Issue 2, April 2010, pp. 154-167. https://doi.org/10.1017/S026144480999036X

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The article reports, citing Scovel (1978), that anxiety is 'not a simple, unitary construct'. This is a second-hand citation of a theoretical critique; the reviewed work's full argument is not described here.

"Scovel (1978 – this timeline) rightly noted that anxiety is ‘not a simple, unitary construct that can be comfortably quantified into ‘high’ or ‘low’ amounts’ (p. 137)"

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