A researcher creates a composite measure of attitudes toward research methods consisting of twenty statements with which respondents indicate their level of agreement or disagreement ("strongly agree" to "strongly disagree"). The researcher's measure is an example of
A) an index.
B) a Guttman scale.
C) a Likert scale.
D) a structural equation model.

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A Likert scale is a psychometric scale commonly used in questionnaires, and it involves respondents indicating their level of agreement or disagreement with a series of statements, typically on a scale from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree."

A Researcher Creates a Composite Measure of Attitudes Toward Research