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.
The Likert Scale vs. the Likert Item. Many people confuse the terms Likert scale and Likert item. Each Likert scale consists of several Likert items. A Likert item is an individual statement or question which asks a person to indicated the extent to which they agree by choosing one of several ranked options.