Dr. Soundstorm developed a measure of an ideal rock group. She added together ratings of six factors: clear beat in music, on-stage performance excitement, new electronic sound, dress and appearance of performers, distinctiveness of sound, and degree
to which lyrics were relevant. She rated 25 groups on the six factors to get an overall measure of each rock group. She created a(n)
A) index.
B) scale.
C) measure of central tendency.
D) statistic.
E) item analysis.
A
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During the past five months Lisa Gee experienced three panic attacks when she entered
the supermarket where she previously witnessed an armed robbery. Since that time, Lisa has been unable to go back into the supermarket without experiencing a panic attack. Her panic attacks would be classified as:
a) Expected b) Unexpected c) Situationally bound d) Free floating
. Suppose that you need to develop a scale that measures political opinions. Would you have items on this scale with response options like (1) true or (2) false, or would it have options like (1) strongly disagree, (2) disagree, (3) undecided, (4) agree, and (5) strongly agree? Explain why you chose this form for the measurement of opinions.
What will be an ideal response?
Joe is learning how to complete applications for employment and how to compare prices in the supermarket. This is
an example of a. basic skills instruction. b. functional instruction. c. tutorial instruction. d. a workâstudy program. e. learning strategies instruction.
Which of the following may account for low voter turnout among older adults in non-presidential elections?
A) gender B) race C) immigration status D) all of the above