When Asked to Place Themselves on a Scale from Very

question 23

Multiple Choice

When asked to place themselves on a scale from very liberal to very conservative, about half the people classify themselves as liberal or conservative. Of the rest ______.

• A) about a quarter position themselves in the middle and another quarter do not place themselves at all
• B) about a quarter position themselves as very liberal and another quarter position themselves as very conservative
• C) almost all the remaining half place themselves in the middle
• D) almost all the remaining half refuse to answer

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