CIA III Psychological Measurement and Statistics Likert Scale: A Critical Analysis By‚ Mahika Sharma Likert Scale: A Critical Analysis Introduction The Likert Format arises from the scale for measuring attitudes (Kaplan‚ & Saccuzzo‚ 2001)‚ the first of which was originated in 1932 by Rensis Likert (Edmondson‚ 2005). The rationale behind development of the Likert Scale by Rensis Likert was to measure psychological attitudes in a “scientific” way in 1932 and later in 1934 to expand upon the scaling
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Have you ever noticed how few people now days seem to have good social skills? There is alot of talk about how isolated the average person is and how many of us are communicating only through instant messaging‚ e-mail‚ and Internet chat rooms or in a work setting where conversations are scripted. The act of face-to-face conversation where we look at each other in the eye and discuss our interest and dreams seems to be gone. I notice many people are together but talking to someone else on the phone
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Social Skills autopsy is a behavioral correction strategy dependant on real world situations to provide learning opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities. It is based on five sequential components which entails asking the child’s perspective on a situation where their behavior was deemed inappropriate. The next step entails having the child explain what social error was committed. The adult then guides the child to determine what social error was made and how the child could of
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Attitude Measurement: Likert Scale The Dogmatism Scale Please do not skip any of the statements‚ and answer each statement to the best of your ability. Strongly Agree‚ Agree‚ Sometimes‚ Disagree‚ Strongly Disagree 1.) Once an idea is in my head‚ I stick with it. 2.) My own personal beliefs seem to be more right than others. 3.) I am open to hear others opinions and let them at least try to change my mind. 4.) I would rather agree with someone‚ even though I know they are wrong‚ just because we
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Technology Affecting Social Skills Technology is great! Google made it possible to find to find a needle in haystack so people do not have to go a library and search for your topic. EBay brought a garage sale to your house so now you always find what you are looking for instead of garage‚ and Kindle brought a book store to your hand there many more I can say. It seems as though the true social interaction between people has started to disappear because you are losing that social interaction even
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Fundamental and Technical Analysis of Banks: A Study Conducted on Public & Private Sector Banks of India. 1. Introduction: The Indian Banking sector well shielded by the Central bank of the country has managed to sail through most of the crisis. But‚ currently in light of slowing domestic GDP growth‚ persistent inflation‚ asset quality concerns and elevated interest rates‚ the investment cycle has been wavering in the country. The major reasons for conducting the study on banking sector
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Human Sexuality 21 Professor Lanoix December 4‚ 2012 Pros and Cons of the Kinsey’s Scale Sex was such a horrible topic to talk about‚ but a biologist of Indiana University introduced a scale that broke the silence. The silence changed due to this biologist named Alfred C. Kinsey (1894-1956). Kinsey broke the silence because before the scale everyone would keep their sexual orientation to themselves and most likely did not tell anyone. In other words‚ he was a great influence to people because
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In the interview between Emilia and her social worker‚ many engagement skills were demonstrated throughout the video. Some of the engagement skills that were demonstrated included: Open-ended questions‚ closed- She started off by properly letting her know of how the rules and how the sessions was going to take place. She also let her know when a confidentiality might be broken. Towards the beginning of the interview‚ many closed ended questions were asked‚ questions that did require long answers
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Are Social Skills More Important Than Good Grades? I personally believe that good grades have always been the more effective attribute to have when it comes to life changing decisions. Ex: School choice‚ job preferences. Firstly‚ though I am a student with strong social skills‚ I know realistically that the most probable way for you to become successful in life is to have good grades. When applying for a college/university of your preference‚ universities don’t usually interview the student they
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working with children in the after school activity program ‚ I have five children which are eight years old that come on Monday‚ Wednesday‚ and Friday for academic and social interaction skills. When the children first arrive for the first hour we work on their academics within a group. For the last hour we work on their social skills‚ working on crafts‚ playing games‚ and going outside to play outdoor games. On a sunny Monday morning I decide to take the children out for free play to watch how they
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