In a Questionnaire, Respondents Are Asked to Mark Their Gender

question 16

Multiple Choice

In a questionnaire, respondents are asked to mark their gender as male or female. Gender is an example of a

• A)categorical variable
• B)quantitative variable
• C)categorical or quantitative variable, depending on how the respondents answered the question
• D)ratio variable

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Definitions:

Reflective Thinking

Type of logical thinking that becomes more prominent in adulthood, involving continuous, active evaluation of information and beliefs in the light of evidence and implications.

Deductive Reasoning

A logical process wherein a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.

Inductive Reasoning

A logical process in which multiple premises, all believed true or found true most of the time, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion.

Post-formal Thought

is an advanced stage of cognitive development, following Piaget's formal operational stage, characterized by complex, reflective, and contextual thinking.