Consider two statements from a Likert attitude scale measuring attitudes toward medical use of marijuana: (1) Marijuana should be legal for medical use; (2) Marijuana should not be legalized even for medical use .A student marked "SA" to the first statement, and "SD" to the second statement.What is this student's score based on these two statements?
A) 2
B) 6
C) 8
D) 10

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The student strongly agrees (SA) with the positive statement and strongly disagrees (SD) with the negative statement, both indicating a strong positive attitude towards the medical use of marijuana. Typically, on a 5-point Likert scale, "Strongly Agree" is scored as 5, and "Strongly Disagree" (when disagreeing with a negatively phrased statement, which supports the positive stance) is also effectively scored as 5. Adding these scores together gives a total of 10.

Consider Two Statements from a Likert Attitude Scale Measuring Attitudes