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International audience; The elicitation of preferences among children is a key to the successful development of products designed for children. Among the several hedonic methodologies adapted for children aged between 6 and 10, the score and rank procedure introduced by L. L. Birch et al. was selected and tested. This procedure comprises two steps: hedonic categorization followed by ranking within each hedonic category. A new strategy of data analysis generated from this procedure of evaluation is discussed and illustrated on the basis of case studies with primary school children with whom close variants of commercial food products were tested. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS The data processing strategy suggested for the score and rank procedure yields scores associated with the products being evaluated. In comparison with the usual procedure of data analysis that is based on ranks, the new strategy of analysis does not overestimate the differences in likings between the products and the number of consumers clusters.

This article describes the development and the validation of new computer anxiety scale, the EMAI. Previous studies and anxiety measures are reviewed. The EMAI is based on a computer anxiety model consider as a specific state anxiety. The EMAI is shown to be a reliable and valid measure. Higher levels of computer anxiety is related to less computer experience. These results suggest directions for future research. Implications for psychological assessment via computer are discussed, and possible uses of the scale are offered., Cet article décrit le développement et la validation d'une échelle de mesure de l'anxiété informatique (EMAI). Une revue de question sur l'anxiété informatique et les outils de mesure est faite. L'EMAI est construite à partir d'un modèle de l'anxiété informatique considérée comme un état anxieux. Les analyses montrent que l'EMAI est un instrument présentant une forte homogénéité interne et une bonne validité. L'échelle est corrélée négativement avec la pratique de l'ordinateur. Les résultats sont consistants avec ceux relevés dans la littérature anglo-saxonne. De futurs axes de recherches sont suggérés, des implications dans l'évaluation psychologique assistée par ordinateur discutées, des utilisations possibles de l'EMAI proposées.