What is your occupation? Evaluative approach and word norms for terms of occupation in German

Authors
Sporrle, M Rudolph, U
Citation
M. Sporrle et U. Rudolph, What is your occupation? Evaluative approach and word norms for terms of occupation in German, Z EXP PSYCH, 47(4), 2000, pp. 297-307
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR EXPERIMENTELLE PSYCHOLOGIE
ISSN journal
09493964 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
297 - 307
Database
ISI
SICI code
0949-3964(2000)47:4<297:WIYOEA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Terms of occupation are often used in psychological research to refer to st imulus persons. The first comprehensive study for the German language is pr esented, in which 95 German commonly used terms of occupation are evaluated concerning a number of variables discussed in the literature, specifically perceptions of sympathy, prestige, typicality, positivity, negativity and ambivalence. As a consequence, it will be possible to balance terms of occu pation in future research.