Table 1 Main psychometric scales
From: An empirical analysis on technophobia/technophilia in consumer market segmentation
Acronym | Full name | Scope of use | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
FTNS | Food technology neophobia scale | Measuring the degree of food neophobia in humans linked to food technologies | Cox, Cox and Evans (2008) |
FNS | Food neophobia scale | Measuring the degree of food neophobia in humans linked to food | Pliner and Hobden (1992) |
GNS | General neophobia scale | Measuring the trait of neophobia in humans | Pliner and Hobden (1992) |
TISS | Trust in science scale | Measuring trust in science and technology | Bak (2001) |
PFRI | Perceived food risk index | Measuring consumer perception of food risk | Fife-Schaw and Rowe (1996) |