Betty A Drinkwater
Biographic Data
| ID | 6337916 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Betty A Drinkwater |
| GIVEN NAMES | Betty A |
| FAMILY NAME | Drinkwater |
| SIGNATURE | DRINKWATER B A |
| AFFILIATIONS | James Cook University of North Queensland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Adolescent perceptions of cognitive development
This study examines the opinions of 112 northern Australian adolescents concerning the importance of various qualities and skills for their lives as students, and for life in general. Among other analyses, a multidimensional scaling (MDS) technique was used to investigate the substructure of these perceptions. The data indicate that these youngsters believe that socio-motivational qualities are more important than intellectual ones, not only for …
Social desirability of characteristics of the bem sex-role inventory
The 412 personality characteristics from which Bem (1974) derived her Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) were rated for social desirability by 84 students of James Cook University of North Queensland. This paper focuses on analyses of the 60 items of the BSRI. Although results confirmed, on the whole, the discriminative powers of the BSRI, the data suggest that some items are inapplicable in Australia, and that others of Bem's original 412 characteristics…
Language development of aboriginal children as assessed by klang responding in a word association test
Word associations of aboriginal adolescents
A recent application of word association data has been in studies of differences in language habits between culturally advantaged and culturally disadvantaged groups of children. Aultman (1970) provides some evidence of differences in the content of associative responses from children of comparable chronological age but diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Entwhistle (1970) found that word associations of first-grade children indicate that black a…
Comparison of Australian and United States Word Association Values
Social desirability of characteristics of the bem sex-role inventory
The 412 personality characteristics from which Bem (1974) derived her Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) were rated for social desirability by 84 students of James Cook University of North Queensland. This paper focuses on analyses of the 60 items of the BSRI. Although results confirmed, on the whole, the discriminative powers of the BSRI, the data suggest that some items are inapplicable in Australia, and that others of Bem's original 412 characteristics…
Comparison of Australian and United States Word Association Values
Word associations of aboriginal adolescents
A recent application of word association data has been in studies of differences in language habits between culturally advantaged and culturally disadvantaged groups of children. Aultman (1970) provides some evidence of differences in the content of associative responses from children of comparable chronological age but diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Entwhistle (1970) found that word associations of first-grade children indicate that black a…
Language development of aboriginal children as assessed by klang responding in a word association test
Social desirability of characteristics of the bem sex-role inventory
The 412 personality characteristics from which Bem (1974) derived her Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) were rated for social desirability by 84 students of James Cook University of North Queensland. This paper focuses on analyses of the 60 items of the BSRI. Although results confirmed, on the whole, the discriminative powers of the BSRI, the data suggest that some items are inapplicable in Australia, and that others of Bem's original 412 characteristics…
Adolescent perceptions of cognitive development
This study examines the opinions of 112 northern Australian adolescents concerning the importance of various qualities and skills for their lives as students, and for life in general. Among other analyses, a multidimensional scaling (MDS) technique was used to investigate the substructure of these perceptions. The data indicate that these youngsters believe that socio-motivational qualities are more important than intellectual ones, not only for …
Psychology (5 works) · Association (psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Word Association (3 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Word (group theory (2 works) · Bem Sex-Role Inventory (1 work) · Biology (1 work)