_______ Response Scales Provide Response Categories That Respondents Choose From

question 11

Multiple Choice

_______ response scales provide response categories that respondents choose from, whereas ________ response scales allow respondents to respond to items in any way they wish.

• A) Open-ended, closed-ended
• B) Closed-ended, open-ended
• C) Descriptive, predictive
• D) Predictive, descriptive

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Definitions:

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made as a starting point for further investigation, which can be tested through research and experimentation.

Theory

A coherent group of propositions formulated to explain a group of facts or phenomena in the natural world and repeatedly confirmed through experiment or observation.

Operational Definition

A definition that provides an objective description of how a variable is going to be measured and observed in a particular study.

Helpful

Providing assistance or benefit to others; capable of improving a situation or condition.