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cantril ladder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
cantril lad-der
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poll inquiring a respondent to express their level of happiness in their lives in terms of their perceived position on a ladder, where their worst possible life scores zero and their best possible life scores ten.

Etymology

Devised by American psychologist Albert Hadley Cantril, Jr. (1906–1969).

Inflected Forms

Cantril ladders (plural)

Questions

What does cantril ladder mean?
A poll inquiring a respondent to express their level of happiness in their lives in terms of their perceived position on a ladder, where their worst possible life scores zero and their best possible life scores ten.
Where does cantril ladder come from?
Devised by American psychologist Albert Hadley Cantril, Jr. (1906–1969).

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