A variation of concept-scale interaction in the semantic differential, labeled concept-component interaction, is discussed. A comparison is made of various methods of analyzing semantic differential data, and an alternative method is introduced which provides evidence of concept-component interaction. Implications for semantic differential measurement are discussed.
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