Swedish psychologist Gunnar Borg is credited with developing the RPE scale?

Answer 1

True.

Gunnar Borg, PhD, is professor emeritus of Perception and Psychophysics at Stockholm University. He introduced the field of perceived exertion in the 1960s, and has won international renown for developing methods for measuring intensity of experience. The "Category - Ratio" scaling method is a very special "instrument" since it combines the

richness of words with the exactness of numbers. It is, thus, the first scale constructed as a "level anchored ratio scale". The fields of application are wide ranging, including determinations of subjective somatic symptoms, such as pain, perceived exertion and breathlessness (dyspnea), and most kinds of ordinary perceptions and emotions. Borg's

educational background includes psychology, philosophy, education, and physiology. He was Associate Professor at the Medical School in Umeå, Sweden, from 1962 to 1968 and head of a unit for clinical psychology at the University hospital. During 1967 to 1968 he was also dean of the Graduate School of Social Work and Public Administration in

Umeå. From 1968 to 1980, he was director of the Institute of Applied Psychology, and in 1987, he filled a newly created chair in Perception and Psychophysics at the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University. He has been, on several occasions, visiting professor in the US. Gunnar Borg is the author of more than 250 scientific publications. He has organized and chaired many international symposia and has lectured worldwide. Borg has collaborated extensively with colleagues in the US and Canada, Europe, Japan, and Brazil. Borg received the 1998 Award from The International Association for Applied Psychology, "for exceptional contributions to the advancement of the science of psychology internationally". In 1998, he was also honored with the Award for scientific contributions and applications in ergonomy by the Nordic Ergonomic Society. During the 27th International Congress of Psychology, 2000, Borg was honored with a special symposium: "The Gunnar Borg Symposium on Psychophysical Scaling". The same year, Borg was elected "Honorary Member" of the Swedish Society for Lung Medicine, and also honored by the Swedish Society of Sports Medicine. In 2002 Borg was given a special Prize in Sport Sciences to a Swedish scientist. He is a member of the Royal

Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and several international associations. - The use of a "Borg Scale" is recommended by several societies, e.g. American Heart Association, American College of Sports Medicine, American Thoracic Society, and International Ergonomic Association.