Carol is given a list of attitude statements and is asked to check the statements with which she agrees. Carol's attitudinal position is then determined by calculating the median of the scale values from the statements she endorsed. Carol is most likely completing which standardized measure?
A) Likert scale
B) Thurstone scale
C) TAT
D) MMPI

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Carol is most likely completing a Thurstone scale, as this type of scale presents a list of statements with different levels of agreement/disagreement and asks the participant to indicate which ones they agree with. The median of the scale values from the endorsed statements is then used to determine the participant's attitude. A Likert scale also presents statements with different levels of agreement, but typically uses a 5- or 7-point response scale rather than a ranking system. The TAT is a projective measure of personality in which participants are asked to generate a story based on a random image, and the MMPI is a standardized psychological test used to assess psychopathology and personality traits.

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