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Davis AJ. Categorization styles in older children and adolescents. J Youth Adolesc. 1976;5(2):187-200doi: 10.1007/BF01537493.
Davis, A. J. (1976). Categorization styles in older children and adolescents. Journal of youth and adolescence, 5(2), 187-200. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01537493
Davis, A J. "Categorization styles in older children and adolescents." Journal of youth and adolescence vol. 5,2 (1976): 187-200. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01537493
Davis AJ. Categorization styles in older children and adolescents. J Youth Adolesc. 1976 Jun;5(2):187-200. doi: 10.1007/BF01537493. PMID: 24408030.
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J Youth Adolesc. 1976 Jun;5(2):187-200. doi: 10.1007/BF01537493.

Categorization styles in older children and adolescents.

Journal of youth and adolescence

A J Davis

Affiliations

  1. Department of Family and Child Development, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.

PMID: 24408030 DOI: 10.1007/BF01537493

Abstract

A modified form of Sigel's Styles of Categorization Test was constructed, permitting the independent measurement of Descriptive Part-Whole (DPW), Relational-Contextual (RC), and Categorical-Inferential (CI) categorizations, and was administered to 243 fifth-, eighth-, and eleventh-graders on two occasions. At each grade level, a majority of categorizations were CI in nature, followed by a lower frequency of DPW responses, and a minimal frequency of RC responses. DPW responses of boys exceeded those of girls, and categorization modes were independent of intelligence. Reliable individual preferences for one or more categorization modes were obtained, as well as substantial individual differences in such preferences. Results are discussed in terms of hierarchical cognitive stage theory and a conceptual orientation shift hypothesis.

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