Table 2. Mean scores for the four statements presented in the survey for each term.

In your opinion, this term is:	Survey mean scoresa
1. easily comprehensible and intuitive	3.60
2. ambiguous, might be interpreted with different meanings	2.75
3. useful to describe the emotional state of sheltered dogs	3.49
4. relevant to assess the welfare of sheltered dogs	3.25

^acalculated by averaging for each statement the experts’ scores across all terms.