Which scale is described as consisting of statements with degrees of agreement on a fixed scale, typically 5 or 7 points?

• A. Likert-type scale
• B. Thurstone scale
• C. Semantic differential
• D. Projective tests

Answer: (A)

Measuring attitudes with a fixed-response agreeing scale. A Likert-type scale asks people to express their level of agreement with a statement on a fixed set of points, commonly five or seven, ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree. This format directly captures how strongly someone endorses a statement and easy-to-use data are typically created by summing across several items to form an overall attitude score. The approach is straightforward for respondents and provides a clear way to quantify attitudes.

In contrast, a Thurstone scale involves expert judgments to assign different weights or intervals to statements, rather than a uniform fixed-response option for agreement. The semantic differential uses pairs of opposite adjectives on a continuum, not statements rated for agreement. Projective tests rely on ambiguous tasks to elicit unconscious or latent content rather than fixed agreement with explicit statements.