In a scale used in a psychology experiment,a value of "1" is assigned to subjects with black hair,and a value of "2" is assigned to subjects with blonde hair.The type of scale used in this experiment is:
A) ordinal.
B) ratio.
C) interval.
D) nominal.

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The scale used in this experiment is a nominal scale because it assigns names or labels, in this case "1" and "2", to the different categories of hair color. Nominal scales do not have a numerical ordering or ranking.

In a Scale Used in a Psychology Experiment,a Value of "1