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mpobi80

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Barbara asks respondents to make a check mark on a straight line to indicate how they would rate themselves on several dimensions. Barbara then uses a ruler to transform these marks into numbers.
 
  Barbara is most likely using which type of rating scale?
   a. forced-choice
   b. Thurstone
   c. numerical
   d. graphic

Question 2

Which rating error refers to a person forming a favorable impression based on one central trait and then extending this impression to all of the person's characteristics?
 
  a. leniency bias
  b. positivity bias
  c. halo effect
  d. logical error in rating



josephsuarez

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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c



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