Frequency of use metrics for American English person descriptors: Extensions of Roivainen's internet search methodology

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dc.contributor.authorMcDougald, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorCondon, David M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-13T19:01:16Z
dc.date.available2022-07-13T19:01:16Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-02
dc.description21 pagesen_US
dc.description.abstractPersonality traits are often measured using person-descriptive terms, but data are limited regarding the frequency of usage for these terms in everyday language. This project reports on the relative frequency of usage for a large pool of American English terms (N = 18,240) using count estimates from search engine results and in books cataloged by Google. These estimates are based on the ngrams formed when each descriptor is combined with a common person-related noun (person, woman, man, girl, boy). Results are reported for each noun form and a frequency index in an online database that can be sorted, searched, and downloaded. We report on associations among the different noun forms and data types, and propose recommendations for the use of these data in conjunction with other resources. In particular, we encourage collaborative approaches among research teams using large language models in psycholexical research related to personality structure.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCondon, D. M., & McDougald, S. (2022, May 3). Frequency of use metrics for American English person descriptors: Extensions of Roivainen's internet search methodology. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/9gtj7en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/9gtj7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/27454
dc.identifier.urihttps://psyarxiv.com/9gtj7/en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPsyArXiven_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USen_US
dc.subjectLanguage modelingen_US
dc.subjectNgramsen_US
dc.subjectPersonality descriptorsen_US
dc.subjectPersonality structureen_US
dc.subjectPsycholexicalen_US
dc.subjectTrait descriptive adjectivesen_US
dc.titleFrequency of use metrics for American English person descriptors: Extensions of Roivainen's internet search methodologyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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