Suppose you measured the concept of sex-role stereotype about management by asking a group of people to select 8 items that best described the good manager from a list of 16 items. One half of these 16 items had been found to represent the male stereotype and one half had been found to represent the female stereotype. You measured the variable of sex-role stereotype by summing the male-stereotyped items selected by the respondent. At what level have you measured the variable of sex-role stereotype?
A. nominal
B. ordinal
C. interval
D. qualitative
Ans: C
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A. Helps them understand characteristics that are commonly displayed by clients at different developmental stages B. Helps them understand which "type" of clients they would not want to work with C. Helps them understand the reasons why certain problems occur D. Helps them understand the types of social issues and personal problems often experienced by clients as they pass through specific developmental stages
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