"Cantril ladder" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Cantril ladders [plural]
Etymology: Devised by American psychologist Albert Hadley Cantril, Jr. (1906–1969). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cantril ladder (plural Cantril ladders)
  1. (psychology) 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. Wikipedia link: Hadley Cantril Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-Cantril_ladder-en-noun-deo9qeJ9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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