Why are reverse-scored items included in a measure?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Reverse-scored items are meant to prevent the acquiescence response set which occurs when some people just go through and mark everything a 1 or a 5 (or whatever the scale goes up to). Reverse-scored items are items asked in the opposite direction from most of the questions. They force the test-taker to read each item and consider the response.
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a. indeterminist b. nondeterminist c. psychical determinist d. physical determinist
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a. ?age b. ?ethnicity c. ?gender d. ?sexual orientation
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