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In a Study of Words Used to Describe Snowboarders, Researchers

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In a study of words used to describe snowboarders, researchers found that words like "glamorous," and "soft-spoken" were more often applied to _____ athletes than _____ athletes


Definitions:

Semantic Differential Scale

A scale used in surveys that measures respondents' attitudes towards a topic by rating it between two opposite adjectives.

Opposite Meanings

Refers to words or phrases that have completely different or contrasting definitions from each other, also known as antonyms.

Likert Scale

A psychometric scale commonly involved in research that employs questionnaires, designed to gauge the attitude or response of a subject towards a set of criteria, using a linear scale.

Reliability

The degree to which an assessment tool produces stable and consistent results over multiple administrations or applications under the same conditions.

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