Dr Scott Is Interested in Studying People's Level of Agreement

question 81

Multiple Choice

Dr. Scott is interested in studying people's level of agreement with same sex marriage. He writes a series of statements related to same sex marriage and relationships followed by the categories: strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree. What type of indicator is Dr. Scott using?

• A) Ratio
• B) Nominal
• C) Ordinal
• D) Likert scale

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Definitions:

Intergroup Exploitation

Occurs when one group takes advantage of another group, often through unfair or unethical means, to gain resources or maintain power.

Rewards

Benefits or positive outcomes that motivate behavior or serve as incentives for certain actions.

Competition

The activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.

Sherifs

Refers to Muzafer Sherif, a social psychologist known for his work on social norms and the Robbers Cave Experiment on intergroup conflict and cooperation.