A question on a survey asks, "How many of the following kitchen appliances are in your kitchen?" Respondents are given a list of appliances and asked to check all those that apply. The researcher who counts the number of checks and adds them up to measure the construct "kitchen appliance ownership" would be using a(n):
A) demographic scale
B) anchored scale
C) Likert scale
D) summated scale
E) graphic intensity scale

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A summated scale is used to measure a construct by adding up or summing the responses to several questions or statements that relate to that construct. In this case, the researcher is adding up the number of checks for each respondent to measure their level of kitchen appliance ownership. Demographic, anchored, Likert, and graphic intensity scales are all different types of measurement scales used for different purposes.

A Question on a Survey Asks, "How Many of the Following