(Scenario II) One of the Items Included in the Scale

Multiple Choice

(Scenario II) One of the items included in the scale administered during the pilot study described in Scenario II was "Climate change has a negative impact on our lives and our environment." This item was later changed, most likely because:

A) it was double-barreled.
B) "climate change" is a jargon phrase.
C) the reading level is too high for a middle school sample.
D) All of the above.