Partially open-ended items represent an improvement over restricted items in that the former provide:
A. a larger number of highly specific response alternatives.
B. an "other" category that gives a participant an opportunity to give an answer not listed among the specific alternatives.
C. only half as many specific response alternatives, making them easier to answer.
D. a continuous scale along which participants' responses can be entered.
Answer: B
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