Clarence has some questions on his questionnaire that are negatively worded. Thus, on these questions that have 5-point scales, he changes a 5 to a 1, 4 to a 2, 2 to a 4, and 1 to a 5, leaving the 3 responses alone. Clarence is _____.
A) reverse coding responses
B) filling in missing data
C) developing the frequency distribution
D) back coding responses
E) dummy-coding responses

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Clarence is reverse coding responses, meaning he is reversing the scoring on certain questions to account for negatively worded items.

Clarence Has Some Questions on His Questionnaire That Are Negatively