rating scale

an instrument that is used to assign scores to people or items along some numerical dimension, such as agreement with an attitude statement or frequency of occurrence. Rating scales can be classified according to the number of points along the dimension that is being assessed (e.g., a 5-point scale, 7-point scale) and the way in which the response labels are ordered along the dimension. See bipolar rating scale; Likert scale; semantic differential.

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April 24th 2024

innate releasing mechanism (IRM)

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