A Tolerance For Ambiguity*

Developing Tolerance for Ambiguity

FROM THE INCEPTION OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, STUDENTS ARE TRAINED to recognize and categorize disease. Through the formulation of differential diagnosis we learn which constellations of symptoms are characteristic of certain pathologies, and we structure our investigations, treatment plans, and prognostic predictions accordingly. These activities ground and direct the clinical encounter. Yet, as th...

Tolerance of Ambiguity and Entrepreneurial Innovation

We build a general equilibrium model of occupation choice, where the risks inherent in a technology embodying a new innovation are only vaguely known (ambiguous), whereas the old technology has known risks. Using the Arrow-Hurwicz criterion to characterise decisionmaking in the face of ambiguity, we distinguish agents according to their degree of ambiguity aversion. Equilibrium requires that al...

Reliability and Factor Structure of Budner's Tolerance for Ambiguity Scale

Budner's (1962) tolerance for ambiguity scale is a well-known and widely used measure of ambiguity tolerance. Its reliability and factor structure were examined in the present study. Four hundred thirty-six undergraduate stttdents completed Budner's scale as part of a student assessment center program. The results of two confirmatory factor analyses failed to substantiate the plausibility of Bu...

The effects of tolerance for ambiguity on feedback-seeking behaviour

Tolerance of Ambiguity: A Review of the Recent Literature

This review paper attempts to update the literature on tolerance of ambiguity (TA) and related concepts since a previous review (Furnham & Ribchester, 1995). Various related concepts like Uncertainly Avoidance and In/Tolerance of Uncertainly are reviewed. Both correlational and experimental studies of TA are reviewed and tabulated. Further, an attempt was made to identify and critique various d...