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.
Figurative Language Cards. Use as flash cards or as a matching game. simile. metaphor. Compares two objects using the words likeor as. Example: He is as big as a truck. Compares two objects without using the words likeor as. Example: You are my sunshine. To give human characteristics to an object, animal or idea. Example: The sand tickled my toes.