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scale
In psychology and the social sciences, a series of standardized questions or statements used to measure a particular trait, opinion, or behavior. The German word is 'Skala' (scale).
Zur Messung der Depressivität wurde eine international anerkannte Scale eingesetzt.
An internationally recognized scale was used to measure depressiveness.
scale
In music, a sequence of notes arranged by pitch; a musical scale. This English term is often used in jazz and pop music.
Der Gitarrist übte verschiedene Scales, um seine Improvisationsfähigkeiten zu verbessern.
The guitarist practiced various scales to improve his improvisation skills.
'Scale' is a technical term from English that is used in certain fields such as psychology or modern music theory. The general German word with the same meaning is 'die Skala' (the scale).
In der Studie wurde eine spezielle Scale zur Messung von Stress verwendet.
A special scale for measuring stress was used in the study.
The meaning can be clearly recognized from the field. In the context of psychology or the social sciences, it refers to the measuring instrument. In the context of music, it refers to the musical scale.
Der Therapeut nutzte eine Schmerz-Scale, um die Symptome zu bewerten.
The therapist used a pain scale to assess the symptoms.
In a scientific context, a 'Scale' (scale) is often combined with verbs such as 'anwenden' (to apply/use), 'einsetzen' (to employ/use), or 'auswerten' (to evaluate/analyze) in order to measure a trait or attitude.
Die Ergebnisse der angewendeten Scale werden nun statistisch ausgewertet.
The results of the scale that was used are now being statistically analyzed.
In a musical context, a 'Scale' (scale) is often used with verbs such as 'üben' (to practice), 'spielen' (to play), or 'lernen' (to learn). It is the basis for melodies and improvisation.
Jeden Tag übt sie für eine Stunde verschiedene Scales auf dem Saxofon.
Every day she practices various scales on the saxophone for an hour.
test
Both words can refer to a procedure for measuring a psychological trait. Test refers more to the examination or measurement procedure as a whole, while Scale particularly highlights the graduated questions or statements and their evaluation. Use “Test” for the overall assessment and “Scale” for the specific questionnaire instrument.
Die Scale misst mit zehn abgestuften Aussagen, wie stark die Teilnehmer Stress empfinden.
The scale measures how strongly the participants feel stress using ten graduated statements.
Der psychologische Test prüft, wie gut die Teilnehmer mit Stress umgehen können.
The psychological test assesses how well the participants can cope with stress.
