As part of a graduate school program's comprehensive exam, they ask each student to do a role play with a coached client. Each student is asked to "do your best job at counseling the client." At the end of the role-play, the students are evaluated on a series of statements that uses a number line and statements that range from strongly disagree to strongly agree on factors such as use of empathic responses, paraphrasing, attentive listening, etc. Which rating scale is being used?
A) Numerical
B) Likert-type scale (graphic scale)
C) Semantic differential
D) Rank order
E) None of these

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The use of a number line and statements that range from strongly disagree to strongly agree suggest that a Likert-type scale (graphic scale) is being used. The other options do not involve a series of statements on a number line.

As Part of a Graduate School Program's Comprehensive Exam, They