Semantic Differential
"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Semantic Differential" by people in Profiles.
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Leleu TD, Jacobson IG, LeardMann CA, Smith B, Foltz PW, Amoroso PJ, Derr MA, Ryan MA, Smith TC. Application of latent semantic analysis for open-ended responses in a large, epidemiologic study. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2011 Oct 05; 11:136.
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Fink R, Thompson CJ, Bonnes D. Overcoming barriers and promoting the use of research in practice. J Nurs Adm. 2005 Mar; 35(3):121-9.