Nomina sunt omina
On the inductive potential of nouns and adjectives in person perception
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6205904 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Carnaghi (0000-0002-5852-5534, University of Trieste), A Maa (0000-0001-9802-5246, University of Padua), Sara Gresta (University of Padua), Mauro Bianchi (0000-0003-3318-2480, Friedrich Schiller University Jena), Mara Cadinu (0000-0001-9987-4442, University of Padua), Luciano Arcuri (University of Padua) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 839-859 |
| Publication date | 2008-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.94.5.839 |
| PMID | 18444742 |
| OpenAlex | W2069047631 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 54 |
| References cited | 26 |
Six studies (N = 491) investigated the inductive potential of nouns versus adjectives in person perception. In the first 5 studies, targets were either described by an adjective (e.g., Mark is homosexual) or by the corresponding noun (e.g., Mark is a homosexual) or by both (Study 3). The authors predicted and found that nouns, more so than adjectives, (a) facilitate descriptor-congruent inferences but inhibit incongruent inferences (Studies 1-3), (b) inhibit alternative classifications (Study 4), and (c) imply essentialism of congruent but not of incongruent preferences (Study 5). This was supported for different group memberships and inclinations (athletics, arts, religion, sexual preference, drinking behavior, etc.), languages (Italian and German), and response formats, suggesting that despite the surface similarity of nouns and adjectives, nouns have a more powerful impact on person perception. Study 6 investigated the inverse relationship, showing that more essentialist beliefs (in terms of a genetic predisposition rather than training) lead speakers to use more nouns and fewer adjectives. Possible extensions of G. R. Semin and K. Fiedler's (1988) linguistic category model and potential applications for language use in intergroup contexts are discussed
Adjective · Linguistics · Noun · Perception · Preference · Proper noun · Similarity (geometry) · Artificial Intelligence · Gender Studies in Language · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Classification and Quantitative Judgement
| Unique citing works | 54 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 50 |