The response which is graded by an observer on an agree or disagree
continuum is based on:
1.Visual analog scale.
2.Guttman Scale.
3.Likert Scale.
4.Adjectival scale.
Answer
3.Likert Scale.
Reference
http://www.ndhcri.org/pain/Tools/Visual_Analog_Pain_Scale.pdf
http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/scalgutt.htm
http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/scallik.htm
http://acl.ldc.upenn.edu/P/P93/P93-1023.pdf
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Visual Analog Scale
The Worst Imaginable Pain
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No Pain
Instructions: Show and read the pain scale to the patient. Explain to the
patient to place a mark along the line to indicate their current pain level.
Wait for a verbal reply or for the patient to mark their current level of pain.
Repeat the directions if the patient is having difficulty; use words other than
"pain": aching, cramping, sore, uncomfortable, stiff, dull, pressure, burning,
shooting. If the patient does not like it or understand it, switch to another
pain rating scale. Always use the same scale for each follow-up assessment.
Document the scale used as the Visual Analog Scale.
More at
http://www.ndhcri.org/pain/Tools/Visual_Analog_Pain_Scale.pdf
Guttman Scale
Guttman scaling is also sometimes known as cumulative scaling or
scalogram analysis. The purpose of Guttman scaling is to establish a
one-dimensional continuum for a concept you wish to measure
More at
http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/scalgutt.htm
Likert Scale
You're now ready to use your Likert scale. Each respondent is asked to
rate each item on some response scale. For instance, they could rate each item
on a 1-to-5 response scale where:
1. = strongly disagree
2. = disagree
3. = undecided
4. = agree
5. = strongly agree
There are a variety possible response scales (1-to-7, 1-to-9, 0-to-4). All
of these odd-numbered scales have a middle value is often labeled Neutral or
Undecided. It is also possible to use a forced-choice response scale with an
even number of responses and no middle neutral or undecided choice. In this
situation, the respondent is forced to decide whether they lean more towards the
agree or disagree end of the scale for each item.
More at
http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/scallik.htm
Adjectival Scale
A linguistic scale is a set of words, of the same grammatical category,
which can be ordered by their semantic strength or degree of informativeness
(Levinson, 1983). For example, lukewarm, warm, and hot fall along a single
adjectival scale since they indicate a variation in the intensity of temperature
of the modified noun
In the case of adjectives, the above definition is commonly relaxed to replace
the total order among the elements of the scale by a partial one, so that the
elements of the scale may be partitioned into two groups (sub-scales), within
each of which the order is total. The two sub-groups correspond to positive and
negative degrees of the common property that the scale describes. For example,
the set of adjectives {cold, lukewarm, warm, hot} are normally considered part
of one scale, even though no direct ordering of semantic strength exists between
cold and hot.
More at
http://acl.ldc.upenn.edu/P/P93/P93-1023.pdf
Explanation
1.Visual analog scale is often used in Anaesthesia.
2.Guttman Scale is a measurement scale.
3.Likert Scale is an ORDINAL scale used in behavioral sciences and psychiatry.
4.Adjectival scale can be used for a whole lot of purposes (including remarking
about this book ).
Comments
In the past questions like these were forgotten (or the choices forgotten)
and we had no opportunity to analyse these. But now, since the question papers
are given out, questions like these pop out
Tips
If you get a question like this; dont panic; dont think too long and waste
your precious time (40 seconds for each question in AIPG Exam). Most will not
attend this question and these questions will not be a decider
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