BEST-SUITABLE VSPL's BASED ON OVERALL MEANS (task "NW" only ) FROM STUDIES A-C/J/N/P AND B-C/N FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE-POINT SCALES.(scores below refer to a 0..10 scaling task).
 

FREQUENCY
<1> never (0.1)
<2> seldom (1.7)	rarely (1.3)
<3> sometimes (3.6)	occasionally (3.2)					gap <3 to <4!
<4> often (6.6)	frequently (7.4)
<5> always (10.0)	very often (8.3)					gap <4 to <5!
INTENSITY
<1> not at all (0.0)	not (0.4)
<2> slightly (2.5)	a little (2.5)
<3> fairly (5.3)	moderately (5.0)		average (4.8)
<4> considerably (7.6)	quite a bit (6.5)		mainly (6.8)			not good: rather(5.8)
<5> extremely (9.6)	very much (8.7)		very (7.9)
PROBABILITY
<1> certainly not (0.2)
<2> probably not (1.9)	unlikely (1.7)
<3> possibly (5.0)	about 50:50 (4.8)
<4> probably (6.8)	quite likely (7.4)		likely (6.9)
<5> certainly (9.6)	for sure (9.8)
QUALITY
<1> bad (1.0)	poor (1.5)
<2> inadequate (1.9)	unsatisfactory (1.8)		no good word available
<3> fair (5.2)	medium (5.0)		average (4.9)
<4> good (7.2)
<5> excellent (9.7)	very good (8.5)
AGREEMENT
<1> fully disagree (0.2)	strongly disagree (0.4)
<2> mainly disagree (2.4)	somewhat disagree (3.2)				not good: disagree (1.6)
<3> neutral (4.9)	undecided (4.8)
<4> mainly agree (7.4)	somewhat agree (6.4)					not good: agree (8.1)
<5> fully agree (9.7)	strongly agree (9.6)

NOTE:
Main considerations for choosing a VSPL are:
(1) appropriate position on the dimension to be measured;
(2) low standard deviation;
(3) linguistic compatibility with the other VSPL's of the constructed scale;
(4) sufficient familiarity of the expression.
(5) likelihood of utilisation when used in substantive research.