A computer implemented method for determining acceptability of an unverified survey item can include outputting interactive displays comprising a survey. The survey can include a verified quantitative item for measuring respondent positions along a continuum for a first trait, and the verified quantitative item can include a prompt and a plurality of quantitative response choices. The survey can include an unverified non-quantitative item for measuring respondent positions along the continuum for the first trait, and the unverified non-quantitative item can include a prompt and a plurality of non-quantitative response choices. A plurality of responses to the verified quantitative item and the plurality of unverified non-quantitative items can be received from a plurality of users. Psychometric acceptability of the unverified non-quantitative item can be assessed based at least in part on the plurality of responses to the unverified non-quantitative item relative to the plurality of responses to the verified quantitative item.