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Peer reviewedMonge, Rolf H. – Developmental Psychology, 1973
The connotative structure of self-concept was examined by factor analysis of a semantic differential instrument and found to be essentially constant through adolescence, more so for boys than for girls. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Developmental Psychology, Factor Analysis, Self Concept
Peer reviewedGordon, Lucy H.; Williams, John E. – Developmental Psychology, 1973
Two studies are reported dealing with the responses of preschool children to adjectives which carry connotations of evaluation, potency, and activity among older children and adults. (Authors)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Association (Psychology), Concept Formation, Generalization
Peer reviewedGreen, James A.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Adults' perceptions of infants' cries were evaluated by means of multidimensional scaling. Twenty-four nonparents and 20 parents judged the similarity of all possible pairs of 12 recorded cries. Subjects also rated the cries on 29 attributes, including perceived aversiveness, possible caretaking responses, affective responses, and semantic…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Measures, Auditory Discrimination, Infants
