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measures activity for instance. Additionally, people lie on these types of tests in order to be perceived one way or another by the examiner. Therefore, such scales are fraught with
problems. Still, they reveal results that are often considered to be credible. Of all of the attitude models, the most often used ones are the Likert and Thurstone scales (Erwin,
2001). A typical Thurstone scale will include a series of statements where the subject indicates agreement or disagreement with the statement (Erwin, 2001). There is no way to indicate how
much they agree or disagree, but only which way they feel (Erwin, 2001). Obviously, this poses problems for those who do not have extreme views, or are not sure, or
can take or leave an issue. Each statement is meant to be an example (Erwin, 2001). For instance, one item might appear as follows: "Poorly controlled dogs are a
public nuisance" (Erwin, 2001, p.51). This statement may indicate that someone either feels that the statement is true or false, but also may indicted that they would feel similarly about
other issues. Perhaps they would feel the same way about poorly controlled children. Here, control may be an issue, but this is uncertain. Perhaps the person just does not like
dogs but has no problem with a lack of control. There are many statements on a Thurstone scale and each are assigned a value, or weight (Erwin, 2001). Some statements
are more important than others. In regard to questions contained on a Likert scale, the statements include no intrinsic value (Erwin, 2001). Each item contains the same weight as
all the other items, making this type of scale easiest to construct (Kumar, 2005). The following is true of a Likert scale: "An individuals attitude score is the sum of
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