A University Wishes to Conduct a Student Survey

question 30

Multiple Choice

A university wishes to conduct a student survey. In one of the questions students are asked to mark their gender as either male or female. Gender is an example of the

• A)ordinal scale.
• B)nominal scale.
• C)ratio scale.
• D)interval scale.

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Definitions:

Set Points

Theoretical levels at which an individual's physiological or behavioral systems tend to stabilize, regulated by homeostatic processes.

Stomach's Contents

The mixture of food, liquids, digestive juices, and enzymes present in the stomach during the process of digestion.

Cessation of Eating

The process of stopping or ceasing food intake or consumption.

Leptin

A chemical produced by the adipose cells that seems to signal that plenty of fat is stored and that no more fat is needed. This signal may diminish eating.