Giving a Set of Judges a Large Number of Items

question 36

Multiple Choice

Giving a set of judges a large number of items that are thought to be indicators of a given variable and asking them to estimate how strong an indicator of the variable each item is,is a technique used in constructing a ____ scale.

• A)Bogardus
• B)Guttman
• C)Thurstone
• D)Semantic differential
• E)Likert

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Definitions:

Proposition Form

A statement that expresses a judgement or opinion that can be considered true or false.

Disjunctive Argument

An argument based on a disjunction, where at least one of the premises must be true for the conclusion to be true.

Disjuncts

Individual choices or alternatives within a disjunctive proposition, where the truth of any one disjunct implies the falsity of the others when presented in an "either/or" format.

Syllogisms

A form of logical reasoning where a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion.