The effect of lack of information on the undecided response in attitude surveys

Abstract

The "undecided" response in attitude inventory items may be selected because of actual neutrality, item ambiguity, lack of information, antagonism to the test procedure, or a need to "straddle." The major determiners are probably actual neutrality, "fence-straddling" attitudes, or lack of information. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)