Which Type of Scale Is Similar to a Semantic Differential

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which type of scale is similar to a semantic differential except that it uses numbers, instead of verbal descriptions, as response options to identify response positions?

• A) quantitative scale
• B) summated scale
• C) Stapel scale
• D) numerical scale

---

Definitions:

Acupuncture

Involves the use of needles to redirect the flow of energy within the body to treat illness.

Hospice Movement

A response to fears related to the dying process and the institutionalized ways in which death is typically handled in institutional settings.

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

A Swiss-American psychiatrist known for her pioneering work on the five stages of grief and dying.

Cicely Saunders

A pioneering physician and nurse recognized for founding the modern hospice movement which focused on palliative care for the terminally ill.