A scale that asks participants to check off as many items as apply from a list is probably which type of scale?
A) Guttman
B) Semantic differential
C) Likert
D) Reliable

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A Guttman scale is designed to measure a respondent's cumulative agreement or disagreement with a set of statements, allowing for a range of responses. However, the description given matches none of the specific scale types perfectly. Among the options, none directly corresponds to a checklist format. The Guttman scale, also known as the scalogram analysis, is the closest in methodology, aiming to measure the intensity of a respondent's feeling about a subject through a series of ordered statements. However, the description of checking off items from a list does not align perfectly with how Guttman scales are typically described or used. This question seems to contain a mismatch between the description and the provided options, as none of the options traditionally involves checking off items from a list.

A Scale That Asks Participants to Check Off as Many