Abstract: Appraisal information associated with one or more topics are collected and provided via a graphically displayed interface. The interface is configured to graphically display descriptive appraisal information (language-based descriptors) and quantitative appraisal information (number-based descriptors) associated with a topic in a two-dimensional field as a semi-ordered perceptual map of choices. Such a choice map represents qualitative assessments of a particular topic in a way that facilitates immediate understanding of the feedback from a large number of end-users.