An Investigation of Sex Difference in Word Ratings across Concrete, Abstract, and Emotion Words

Autor/inn/en	Bauer, Lisa M.; Altaribba, Jeanette
Titel	An Investigation of Sex Difference in Word Ratings across Concrete, Abstract, and Emotion Words
Quelle	In: Psychological Record, 58 (2008) 3, S.465-474 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-2933
Schlagwörter	Word Processing; Gender Differences; Cognitive Processes; Researchers; Experiments; College Students; Higher Education; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Textverarbeitung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Researcher; Forscher; Erprobung; Collegestudent; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	Researchers have often overlooked the relationships between sex and ratings of word characteristics, such as concreteness, context-availability, imageability, and emotionality. The current study investigated whether or not sex differences exist in such ratings for abstract, concrete, and emotion words. The results indicated that females rated concrete words as more emotional in nature. However, sex differences did not emerge in the ratings of abstract and emotion words. These findings indicate that sex differences can be demonstrated both across word types and across scales; they also emphasize the need to revise the standard models of word processing and representation so as to address issues related to sex differences. (Contains 1 table and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10