Having viewed some of the highly edited videotaped material of Terri Schiavo and having seen other patients in a persistent vegetative state, I am not surprised that family members and others unfamiliar with this condition would interpret some of her apparent alertness and movement as meaningful.
A Likert Scale is a type of psychometric scale frequently used in psychology questionnaires. It was developed by and named after organizational psychologist Rensis Likert. Self-report inventories are one of the most widely used tools in psychological research.
Below are the two Likert scales, the four-point and the five-point. slide 2 of 3. The Likert Item In making questionnaires that use the Likert Scale, not just any type of question will suffice. In fact, there is a format that must be followed in formulating the questions. The questions should ask for an agreement or disagreement. Below is an example of a Likert item: The Bush Doctrine is an effective foreign policy.