Dr Alberts Is Examining a Measure of Dietary Preferences in Her

question 129

Multiple Choice

Dr. Alberts is examining a measure of dietary preferences in her study of obesity and realized that if she wants higher scores on the given measure to represent higher or more healthy dietary preferences, then she needs to _____ prior to summing the items to determine the overall score for each participant.

• A) calculate the mean
• B) reverse-code items worded in the opposite direction
• C) determine the variability
• D) calculate the standard deviation

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Definitions:

Conformity

The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms or politics.

Stereotypes

Widely held but fixed and oversimplified images or ideas of a particular type of person or thing.

Illusory Correlation

The perception of a relationship between two variables even when no such relationship exists.

Logical Assumption

A premise that is considered reasonable and follows logically from given information.