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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Traditional psychological assessments rely on closed-ended numerical rating scales.
  • Natural human expression of psychological states often uses open-ended language.
  • Quantifying open-ended responses has historically been challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate an approach for objectively quantifying open-ended responses using natural language processing (NLP).
  • To compare the efficacy of semantic, open-ended questions with traditional numerical rating scales.
  • To explore the potential of NLP-based measures in psychological assessment.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) to process natural language responses to open-ended questions.
  • Conducted nine studies (N = 92-854) across two paradigms: describing external stimuli (facial expressions) and reporting subjective well-being.
  • Compared the statistical properties (validity, reliability) of semantic measures against traditional numerical rating scales.

Main Results:

  • The semantic, open-ended question approach demonstrated good statistical properties.
  • Validity and reliability were competitive with, or higher than, traditional numerical rating scales.
  • The NLP-based method successfully measured, differentiated, and described psychological constructs.

Conclusions:

  • Semantic measures derived from open-ended questions offer a viable alternative to traditional rating scales.
  • This NLP-driven approach has the potential to complement and expand traditional psychological assessment methods.
  • Natural language analysis provides objective quantification of subjective psychological experiences.