A psychologist is designing a self-report questionnaire to measure patients' attitudes towards a new virtual reality exposure therapy. To assess their emotional responses, the researcher presents several opposing pairs of descriptive adjectives (such as 'calming vs. distressing' and 'engaging vs. boring'), with a 7-point scale between each pair.
Which of the following research tools is the psychologist using to collect this data?
Likert scale
Dichotomous scale
Semantic differential scale
Structured observation schedule
644 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Psychology Research methods and techniques. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.