Which is a major difference between comparative scaling and categorical scaling?
A) Comparative scaling involves sorting stimuli; categorical scaling does not.
B) Comparative scaling involves making quantitative judgments; categorical scaling does not.
C) Comparative scaling involves putting stimulus cards in a set number of different piles assigned a certain meaning; categorical scaling does not.
D) Comparative scaling involves rank-ordering each stimulus individually against every other stimulus; categorical scaling does not.

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Comparative scaling involves rank-ordering each stimulus individually against every other stimulus, whereas categorical scaling involves assigning stimuli to predefined categories without direct comparison between them.

Which Is a Major Difference Between Comparative Scaling and Categorical