An Investigation into the Effects of Friedman-Rosenman's Personality Types and Tolerance of Ambiguity on Linguistic Representation of the Symbols Used in Academic Milieu: The Case of IAU in Chaloos

In order to study the effects of university students‟ personality types and their ambiguity tolerance level on linguistic representation of some of the symbols found in academic environments, a sample of 120 students majoring in different subjects were randomly selected. In addition to standardized personality and ambiguity tolerance questionnaires, a semiotic questionnaire was designed and validated through expert opinion. The Cronbach‟s Alpha of the semiotic questionnaire was 0.70, which is an acceptable internal consistency index. The analysis of data revealed that personality type of the students strongly influenced their linguistic representation of the symbols.