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| Autor/inn/en | Worley, Lloyd D.; Johnson, John A. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Projective and Intraceptive Styles of Poetry Interpretation. |
| Quelle | (1987), (10 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Attitude Measures; Cognitive Style; Comparative Analysis; Content Analysis; Higher Education; Interpretive Skills; Literary Criticism; Opinions; Poetry; Prisoners |
| Abstract | A study examined whether intraceptive thinkers (those with a relatively complex and differentiated set of concepts for thinking about people) are more likely than projective thinkers (those who tend to think in simple stereotypes, and are biased and judgmental) to see the subtle religious themes in the poetry of Walt Whitman. Ninety-six male subjects participated, the first group consisting of 50 college freshmen and sophomores, and the second group consisting of 46 inmates at a county prison. Subjects were administered Hogan's Empathy Scale, which assesses intraceptive versus projective thinking, and the Whitman Poetry Questionnaire, which was constructed to measure accuracy of poetry interpretation. Correct interpretations were derived from Whitman scholar Gay Allen's (1957) illustrations of subtle mystical and pantheistic religious themes in Whitman's poetry. Incorrect interpretations were constructed to reflect either cliches from Judeo-Christian thought or common Judeo-Christian religious sentiments or emotional reactions. Subjects scoring high on the Empathy Scale (intraceptive thinkers) tended to perceive Whitman's subtle religious messages, while low scorers (projective thinkers) tended to give conventional interpretations to the poetry. (A table of correlations between the Whitman Poetry Questionnaire and Empathy Scales is included, and ten references are appended.) (MM) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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