The difference between Likert scales and category formats is that

a. category formats are used only in health settings.
b. category formats tends to be dichotomous while Likert scales tends to be polytomous.
c. category formats tend to have a smaller number of choices.
d. Likert scales tend to have a smaller number of choices.


d

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a. they have had little to contact with them b. the economy is doing poorly, and whites feel as though they are competing with minorities for a scarce supply of jobs c. the economy is doing well, and whites feel that minorities are getting jobs that they don't deserve d. whites feel as though minorities are not trying hard enough to get jobs and play a role in the economy

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Longer-term habituation in Aplysia, lasting up to three weeks, most likely results from a. the temporary depletion of available neurotransmitter in the motor neuron serving the gill muscle

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Greg and Stanley are both five years old. Greg has a greater attention span than Stanley, and he is able to persist in tasks much better than Stanley. According to some research on attention,

a. Greg is likely to have higher intelligence scores than Stanley, but not outperform Stanley in school achievement. b. Greg is likely to have higher intelligence scores than Stanley as well as display greater achievement in school. c. Stanley is likely to show catch-up growth and will have intelligence scores similar to Greg's once they enter school. d. Stanley will probably have lower intelligence test scores than Greg, but he will achieve about the same level of academic achievement and have better social skills.

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