Guéguen and Ciccotti (2008)tested Whether Having a Dog Present Would

question 27

Multiple Choice

Guéguen and Ciccotti (2008) tested whether having a dog present would lead women to provide their phone numbers to inquiring men. In this study, a nominal scale of measurement was used for which variable?

• A)gender
• B)whether or not a dog was present
• C)whether or not phone numbers were provided
• D)a nominal scale of measurement was not used in this study

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