Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Speech Communication
First Advisor
Joan McMahon
Term of Graduation
Spring 1975
Date of Publication
5-6-1975
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Speech Communication
Department
Speech Communication
Language
English
Subjects
Recollection (Psychology), Categorization (Psychology), Children -- Language
DOI
10.15760/etd.2241
Physical Description
1 online resource (3, vii, 74 pages)
Abstract
This study sought to determine if there are any "cultural" or economic level patterns of behavior in responding to tasks involving categorizing pictures and recalling general knowledge. The Daberon School Headiness Device (1972), which contains subtests for general knowledge and categorization, was used to assess four groups of children: 1) lower-SES white, 2) lower-SES black, 3) middle-SES white, and 4) middle-SES black. This study involved thirty black and thirty white children between the ages of five years and five years, eleven months. All subjects were screened to determine race, age, auditory acuity, speech intelligibility, subject cooperation, and socioeconomic status (SES). Testing for intelligence was performed at the beginning of the testing situation.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/15110
Recommended Citation
Keller, Margo I., "A Comparative Study of the Reponses by Varying Socioeconomic Groups on General Knowledge and Categorization Tasks" (1975). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 2244.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.2241
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