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Cantril ladder

Cantril ladder 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.

Noun

Cantril ladder (plural Cantril ladders)

  1. 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.

Forms of Cantril ladder

pluralCantril ladders

Origin of Cantril ladder

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

Questions about Cantril ladder

What does Cantril ladder mean?
Cantril ladder means 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.
What part of speech is Cantril ladder?
Cantril ladder is a noun.
What is the plural of Cantril ladder?
The plural of Cantril ladder is Cantril ladders.

Words near Cantril ladder in the dictionary

  1. cantresses
  2. cantrev
  3. cantrevs
  4. cantrices
  5. Cantril
  6. Cantril ladder
  7. Cantril ladders
  8. Cantrill
  9. Cantrills
  10. cantrip
  11. cantrips

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