What do Hinkle’s impgrid data really say about laddering?

Korenini, B.

Keywords:
Implication grid, laddering, construct hierarchy

Abstract:
Laddering is a technique in which increasingly superordinate constructs are elicited from a set of initial constructs. A hierarchy of constructs is assumed in this technique. Yet this assumption was recently questioned by Bell (2014) who performed an analysis of data obtained in an impgrid study carried out by the inventor of the implication grid and laddering. A separate analysis of the same data was carried out, revealing these data mainly point to deficiencies of the implication grid and may not be entirely applicable to laddering.

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Reference:
Korenini, B. (2016). What do Hinkle's impgrid data really say about laddering?. Personal Construct Theory & Practice, 13, 13-49, 2016