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Cantril ladder
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English
Etymology
Devised by American psychologist Hadley Cantril Albert Hadley Cantril, Jr. (1906–1969).
Noun
en psychology 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.
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