Preferred Label : semantic differential;
MeSH definition : Analysis of word concepts by the association of polar adjectives, e.g., good-bad,
with the concept, father. The adjectives are usually scaled in 7 steps. The subject's
placement of the concept on the adjectival scale indicates the connotative meaning
of the concept.;
MeSH synonym : differential, semantic; differentials, semantic; semantic differentials;
MeSH annotation : a type of psychol test: do not confuse with SEMANTICS; DF: SEMANTIC DIFFER; a type of psychological test: do not confuse with SEMANTICS;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic differential;
Origin ID : D012659;
UMLS CUI : C0036611;
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- Semantic type(s)
Analysis of word concepts by the association of polar adjectives, e.g., good-bad,
with the concept, father. The adjectives are usually scaled in 7 steps. The subject's
placement of the concept on the adjectival scale indicates the connotative meaning
of the concept.
