Assume that you want to examine plagiarism among college students. Can you identify the four scales of measurement among the items below?
1. I believe plagiarism is a serious problem among college students.
1 2 3 4 5
Strongly Disagree Neither Disagree Nor Agree Strongly Agree
2. Have you ever plagiarized? Yes_____ No ______
3. Rank the seriousness of the following problems among college students
(1 = most serious, 8 = least serious).
_____Alcohol consumption _____Use of illegal drugs
_____Stress from school _____Financial problems
_____Plagiarism _____Stress from family
_____Depression _____Learning problems
4. How many times have you observed cheating during a test while at college? _________
5. Please provide the following information: Gender:___________ Age:__________ Ethnicity:____________________
6. Academic Year in School (circle one):
First year Sophomore Junior Senior
More Practice: Can you think of examples of each scale of measurement using "driver aggression" as your variable?