If a researcher is studying marital satisfaction, then they might find that female respondents feel important in their marriage, but less valued. Which of the following scaling mechanisms would be the most helpful in measuring these multiple dimensions of marital satisfaction?

A. Guttman scaling
B. semantic differential scales
C. Likert-type scales
D. means substitution


Ans: B

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