As a researcher, it's important to use validated scales to ensure reliability and improve interpretation of research results. The Marketing Scales database provides an easy, unified source to find and reference scales, including information on reliability and validity.
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A person's self-confidence in his/her ability to open e-mail messages if so desired is measured using five items.
How easily a person is able to convert an amount of money in an unfamiliar currency to an equivalent amount in a familiar currency is measured in this scale using four, seven-point semantic differentials.
Three semantic differentials are used in this scale to measure ones self-expressed level of skill and competence with respect to playing video games.
Three, nine-point items are used to measure the degree to which a person believes that a sensory experience with a product from a category would provide him/her with a better understanding of the different types within the category. To be clear, this scale focuses on the differences between product types across a category (breadth) rather than the similarity within one type of product (depth).
How much a person anticipates that his/her sensory experience with a product would familiarize him/her with the common aspects of products of that type is measured with three, nine-point items. To be clear, this scale is intended to measure the similarity within one type of a product (the person's preferred type) rather than measuring the differences between types across a category.
The scale uses seven-point semantic-differentials to measure a consumer's opinion of his/her familiarity with and expertise in buying products within a certain category.
A person's self-expressed level of understanding a particular object (topic, product, company, et cetera) is measured in the scale with three, seven-point items.
With three, nine-point items, the scale measures how much a person anticipates that some particular experiences would help him/her be more certain of preferences with regard to a certain product category. The scale was made to be used with sensory-related experiences but might be flexible enough for use in other contexts as well.
The scale uses three, nine-point items to measure how much a person expects that some particular experiences would enhance his/her sociability, at least when it comes to interacting with others with respect to a certain topic. The scale was made to be used with sensory-related experiences but might be flexible enough for use in other contexts as well.
With four, seven-point items, this scale measures how fully a person understands a particular experience he/she has had in terms of why it was chosen and the reasons it was liked/disliked.
