The following items measure the extent to which Americans are willing to associate with extraterrestrials.
1)It's OK if my child marries an extraterrestrial.
2)It's OK to have an extraterrestrial for a friend.
3)It's OK to have an extraterrestrial living on the block.
4)It's OK to have an extraterrestrial living in my community.
These items illustrate a
A) Guttman scale.
B) Bogardus social distance scale.
C) Thurstone scale.
D) Likert scale.
E) typology.

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These items are measuring social distance towards extraterrestrials, which is the focus of the Bogardus social distance scale. The scale measures the degree of closeness or distance that people feel towards various groups, in this case extraterrestrials. The items listed indicate increasing levels of social acceptance towards extraterrestrials.

The Following Items Measure the Extent to Which Americans Are