Likert scale

Ethical Concerns Experimental design is a field whereby ethical concerns are almost always a top priority. Although most individuals see ethical norms as common sense, they often vary from culture to culture and there can be discrepancies in the interpretation even by members within a certain cultural group. Furthermore, it is vital to determine any potential ethical concerns contained within an experiment and address those concerns in order to reduce their potential impact on the results.…

DATA AND METHODS Current Study The purpose of this study is to investigate the depiction of beauty in animated Disney princess films and measure the consequences that the portrayal of beauty has on young girl’s individual self-esteem levels. The hypothesis of this study, states that young girls who idolize the beauty standards of Disney princesses will have lower self-esteem levels than young girls who do not idolize Disney princesses standard of beauty. I expected that young girls who have…

my group expressed their thoughts about my instrument, and provided educational feedback based on what was taught in class meetings and examples from our textbook. The items on my survey instrument needed to be adjusted to a 5 point scale using the Likert-type scale. The score ranges for each of the constructs was 1-Strongly Agree, 2-Agree, 3- Neutral, 4-Disagree, 5-Strongly Disagree. The changes made in my instrument are based on my peers’ feedback. According to Sharma and Petosa (2014),…

10 out of 10 people agreed that owning a pet helps the emotional well-being of an individual. The average stress level of participants was 3.6 on a 5 point scale. The average score on the frequency of illness was 2.7 on a 5 point scale. The average interaction score with a pet was 1.8 on a 5 point scale. 4 out of 5 pet owners agree that having a pet helps to cope with stress and 3 out of the 5 participants that do not own pets also agree that pets can help manage stress. Procedure…

The term ‘attitude’ is widely used in everyday language to refer to one’s opinion about something, or the behaviour linked to it. We develop attitudes towards anything we can interact with, ranging from people or social groups, animals, objects, situations or specific behaviors. Defined by Allport as a key concept in social psychology (1935, p.798), attitudes help us deal with everything around us and, ultimately, define us as individuals and social group members. This essay will cover how…

To elaborate further on social cognitive career theory (SCCT), Hackett, Lent and Brown (2000) discussed strategies for which SCCT counselors should navigate through their clients’ career obstacles. First, Hackett et al. (2000) stated that SCCT focuses on the interaction of individual aspects such as self-efficacy, result outcomes, and future goals, and how those interactions contribute to career development (Hackett, Lent, & Brown, 2000). To begin their evaluation, the authors analyzed…

Likeability is going to be something that causes individuals to judge other individuals. One thing about likeability is going to be different judgments towards something. It does not matter if those individuals like a given topic or give situation. I have give four examples to support that likeability can change depending on the situation. The effects of service dogs on social acknowledgments of people in wheelchairs (Obermiller et al., 2011) showed that people make judgments on people in a…

Likert-type or frequency scales use fixed choice response formats and are designed to measure attitudes or opinions (Bowling, 1997). It is an evidence based survey that uses a 5 or 7 point scale that participants can use to express opinions and the intensity of their opinions. Likert scale survey was generated and 60 surveys were placed in the teachers’ mailboxes with a note explaining the purpose…

will be given a self-assessment in a Likert scale format (See Appendix A). The first self-assessment will be given at the end of the last meeting to each group member. These self-assessments can be done confidentially with names on the assessment being optional. The group leader will provide instructions on how to complete the forms being handed out. After instructions, participants will fill out two self-addressed stamped envelopes for the same Likert scale questionnaire to be mailed to…

Participants and Setting The participants of this study involved 25 Year 7 mixed-ability students with 11 boys and 14 girls. The classroom was very diverse with students from different backgrounds including Arabic, South-East Asian and African. No ESL students were there in the class. The school timetable was on a fortnightly rotation with 8 scheduled Science lessons (4 in each week). Each period was fifty minutes in duration except Mondays where each period is shortened to 45 min. All 25…