Levels of Measurement

• Psychology
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Levels of Measurement

Question 1
A psychologist records participants’ attachment type as secure, insecure‑avoidant, or insecure‑resistant.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 2
A researcher measures reaction time in milliseconds on a computer task.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 3
Participants rate how stressed they feel on a scale from 1 (low stress) to 7 (high stress).

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 4
A psychologist counts the number of aggressive acts displayed by a child during a play session.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 5
Participants are classified as smokers or non‑smokers.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 6
The time taken in seconds to complete a problem‑solving task is recorded.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 7
A teacher ranks students from most anxious to least anxious based on observation.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 8
A psychologist records participants’ IQ scores using a standardised test.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 9
Participants choose whether they agree, disagree, or feel neutral about a statement.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 10
A researcher records the number of words recalled from a standardised list of 30.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 11
Participants are placed into low, medium, or high motivation groups.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 12
The heart rate (beats per minute) of participants is recorded during a stress task.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 13
A psychologist records participants’ gender.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 14
Participants are ranked according to their level of obedience in an experiment.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 15
The number of errors made during a visual search task is recorded.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 16
A sleep study records the number of hours slept each night.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 17
Participants choose their preferred therapy: CBT, behaviourist, or psychodynamic.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 18
A researcher records participants’ age in years.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 19
Participants rate their happiness from 1 (very unhappy) to 10 (very happy).

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval

Question 20
The duration of eye contact in seconds is recorded during an interaction.

1. Nominal
2. Ordinal
3. Interval