When you have a measurement tool that contains options like strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, and strongly disagree, you will typically find that the statements are different in the way they measure the study variable. This means that when you tally the score for this scale, you must ______ on the scale.

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This type of measurement tool often includes both positively and negatively worded statements to measure the same variable. Positively worded statements are scored in a direct manner (e.g., strongly agree = 5, agree = 4, etc.), while negatively worded statements need to be reverse-scored (e.g., strongly agree = 1, agree = 2, etc.) to ensure that higher scores consistently reflect the same attitude or opinion across all items.

When You Have a Measurement Tool That Contains Options Like