Question

Gunnar developed a scale to measure attitudes toward feminism. He discovered a pattern of responses among his items such that if he knew the scale score (the number of items someone agreed with), he could accurately predict which items that person agreed with. Which scale type did he use?

Answer 1

Answer:

Guttman scale

Explanation:

Guttman scale also called a cumulative scale in social psychology. This scale measures the attitude of a person towards a topic. The attitude is positive or negative. The Guttman scale includes a uni-dimensional scale, Likert scale, and Thurstone scale. A uni-dimensional scale as according to its name measure only a single dimension. It is mentioned from 0 to 100 or we can say that we measure depression from 1 to 10. It is used in the education field. But there are some negative points of the Guttman scale that the subject analyzes the items overly committed. The researcher used a concealed questionnaire that helps in avoiding that issue.