A comparison of the labeled magnitude (LAM) scale, an 11-point category scale and the traditional 9-point hedonic scale

Measuring Oral Fatty Acid Thresholds, Fat Perception, Fatty Food Liking, and Papillae Density in Humans

“…This is effective in controlling for ceiling effects produced by standard 9-point scales, as all experiences are considered and compared. Further, the hedonic gLMS is more able to demonstrate greater individual variance, as the scale is broader 36 . Food acceptance testing itself may be limited by the foods presented, in that we only present two options per food type.…”

“…However, the type of liking scale used is an important focus. In this case, a hedonic gLMS is the most effective, as it has good discriminatory power and is easy for participants to use 36 . The end points of the hedonic gLMS are labeled with the descriptors 'strongest imaginable dislike' and 'strongest imaginable like' and participants evaluate liking against all hedonic experiences, not solely foods 30,31 .…”

Hedonic scaling: A review of methods and theory

“…While this assumption might be true for some people, the data so far collected (Lim & Fujimaru, 2010;Lim et al, 2009) have shown that hedonic ratings for some extremely liked or disliked samples in fact come close to the end anchors, at least for a subgroup of subjects. More importantly, the results from previous studies showed that discrimination performance on hedonic category-ratio scales was no less than that of the 9-point hedonic scale (El Dine & Olabi, 2009;Greene et al, 2006;Lawless, Popper, & Kroll, 2010;Lim et al, 2009;Schutz & Cardello, 2001) even when a small number of stimuli, covering a relatively narrow hedonic range, were tested (Lim & Fujimaru, 2010). While response compression is generally considered an undesirable trait of any scale, it is important to emphasize that such a phenomenon itself does not necessarily mean that the sensitivity of the scale is poor.…”

Experimental Designs and the ‘Emotion Stimulus Critique': Hidden Problems and Potential Solutions in the Study of Emotion

“…It has been shown that these Labeled Magnitude Scale ratings correlate highly, but not perfectly, with the traditional measurements (i.e. Likert-type scales) of the intensity of sensations [26]. This result demonstrates that Likert-type scales might be sufficiently adequate for measuring linear concepts, such as the intensity of arousal.…”