Dr Omiata Is Working on Creating a Survey Designed to Measure

question 56

Essay

Dr. Omiata is working on creating a survey designed to measure people's attitudes toward marijuana use. For each statement, the person is asked to rate their agreement on a 5-point scale. A selection of his statements is below.

A.I think that people who illegally ruin their lives by smoking pot are all alike.
B.I think that marijuana should be legal in all 50 states and that people should have easy access to it.
C.Marijuana consumption should never not be controlled.
D.People who smoke marijuana are breaking the law.
For each of Dr. Omiata's statements, state whether it is well worded. If it is not, indicate what the problem is and how it could be fixed.

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Definitions:

Dynamically and Reciprocally Interacting

A process or situation where factors or entities influence each other in complex and interrelated ways over time.

Regression

A return to earlier stages of development or behavior in response to stress or trauma.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist, pioneered psychoanalysis, which is a therapeutic approach for addressing mental disorders through conversations between a psychoanalyst and their patient.

Ego

A psychoanalytic term referring to the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.