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internal-state ratings

one of several methods of evaluating a person’s reactions to a work of art. Internal-state ratings are based on the person’s mood while exposed to a pattern. Other types of rating scales include descriptive ratings and evaluative ratings. See stylistic ratings.

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ordinate

ordinate

n. the vertical coordinate in a graph or data plot; that is, the y-axis. See also abscissa.