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In this work, some of the most important instruments used to measure attitudes toward mental illness were analysed. A revision of different experimental investigations which studied attitudes toward mental illness among general public, mental health professionals and patients and their relatives was made. Some of the strategies applied to change attitudes toward mental illness were also considered. (Author)

Investigations about attitudes toward mathematics carried out in the past decade were revised. The instruments used to measure attitudes toward mathematics were analysed as well as the attitudes toward different aspects of mathematics, their relation with other school subjects and their stability through time. Opinions about the influence of variables such as: teacher's attitudes, sociological characteristics and personality factors are presented. The possibility of predicting achievement in mathematics through the measurement of attitude toward this subject is discussed. The result of applying new teaching methods in order to improve existing attitudes was considered. (Author)