As women mated to less sexually attractive men moved from their least fertile to most fertile period, their closeness scores dropped one point on a seven-point scale.

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The researchers told the students to rate, on a seven-point scale, how much faster than normal they would run in each notional race, with a one being slightly faster than normal and a seven being the fastest of their lives.

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The patients taking a placebo reported about a four or five on a seven-point nausea scale, meaning they were extremely nauseated.

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Seven weeks later, various signs point to fraud on a far grander scale.

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The results were ranked by seven researchers for originality, length, and complexity on a standardized three-point scale for each factor, along with detailed questionnaires.

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