"Semantic Differential" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Analysis of word concepts by the association of polar adjectives, e.g., good-bad, with the concept, father. The adjectives are usually scaled in 7 steps. The subject's placement of the concept on the adjectival scale indicates the connotative meaning of the concept.
| Descriptor ID |
D012659
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.694.663 F04.711.647.745
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| Concept/Terms |
Semantic Differential- Semantic Differential
- Differential, Semantic
- Differentials, Semantic
- Semantic Differentials
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Exploring the concept of manipulation in psychiatric settings. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 1987 Dec; 1(6):429-35.