Kam Kuen Chan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3817654 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kam Kuen Chan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kam Kuen |
| FAMILY NAME | Chan |
| SIGNATURE | CHAN K K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Victoria University of Wellington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Polarized Semantic Change of Words Associated with Females and Males
The present laboratory experiment was inspired by semantic changes reported in etymological studies: Many words that at one time had a positive or neutral connotation became negative when later applied to females. In contrast to this negativity bias, male-associated words underwent a positivity bias. Miller and Swift (1976) referred to the gender-based biases as gender-related semantic polarization. We developed the concept further by distinguish…
Polarized Semantic Change of Words Associated with Females and Males
The present laboratory experiment was inspired by semantic changes reported in etymological studies: Many words that at one time had a positive or neutral connotation became negative when later applied to females. In contrast to this negativity bias, male-associated words underwent a positivity bias. Miller and Swift (1976) referred to the gender-based biases as gender-related semantic polarization. We developed the concept further by distinguish…
Polarized Semantic Change of Words Associated with Females and Males
The present laboratory experiment was inspired by semantic changes reported in etymological studies: Many words that at one time had a positive or neutral connotation became negative when later applied to females. In contrast to this negativity bias, male-associated words underwent a positivity bias. Miller and Swift (1976) referred to the gender-based biases as gender-related semantic polarization. We developed the concept further by distinguish…
Developmental psychology (1 work) · Gender bias (1 work) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (1 work) · Gender Studies in Language (1 work) · Media, Gender, and Advertising (1 work) · Negativity effect (1 work) · Psychology (1 work) · Social Psychology (1 work)