When Phyllis Takes a Personality Inventory,the Resulting Scores on the Subscales

question 39

Multiple Choice

When Phyllis takes a personality inventory,the resulting scores on the subscales that measure masculinity and femininity are both low.This pattern of scoring is called

• A) cross-gender-typed if female.
• B) undifferentiated.
• C) androgynous.
• D) feminine gender-typed if female.

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Definitions:

Ratio Scale

A quantitative measurement scale that has a true zero point and allows for the comparison of absolute magnitudes of numbers.

Absolute Zero

The theoretical temperature at which a system is devoid of all thermal energy, representing the lower limit of the thermodynamic temperature scale, precisely 0 Kelvin or -273.15°C.

Interval Scale

A scale of measurement where the intervals between values are evenly distributed, allowing for meaningful comparisons of differences.

Frequency Distribution

A statistical tool that illustrates how often each value in a set of data occurs.