Testing the Lexical Hypothesis: Are Socially Important Traits More Densely Reflected in the English Lexicon?

Using a set of 498 English words identified by Saucier (1997) as common person-descriptor adjectives or trait terms, I tested 3 instantiations of the lexical hypothesis, which posit that more socially important person descriptors show greater density in the lexicon. Specifically, 1 explored whether...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Personality & Social Psychology Vol. 108; no. 2; pp. 317 - 336
Autor principal:	Wood, Dustin
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	American Psychological Association Feb2015
Materias:	Personality studies Terms & phrases Five-factor model of personality Psychology Lexicon English language terms & phrases Adjectives Trait intercorrelations Hypothesis
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