Tori Is Asked to Respond to Statements on Various Issues

question 96

Multiple Choice

Tori is asked to respond to statements on various issues, such as health care, gun control, and abortion, on a five-point scale, ranking the statements from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree." Tori is responding to a(n)

• A)social distance scale.
• B)attitude scale.
• C)open-ended interview.
• D)social evaluative scale

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