Tables for _Is appropriate appropriate? An investigation of interpersonal semantic stability

Tables for
Is appropriate appropriate?
An investigation of interpersonal semantic stability
by H.P.L. Molloy

Table 1. Indscal participant scores, two-dimensional solution. N = 18. S-stress: 0.459.

Name	Dimension 1	Dimension 2	Native Japanese?	Gender	Speciality	Age Group
Red	0.2539	0.2411	Yes	F	Applied Ling.	30
Ichi	0.2471	0.271	Yes	F	Applied Ling.	35
Shark	0.1038	0.1008	Yes	F	Applied Ling.	50
Meow	0.4135	0.3516	Yes	F	Applied Ling.	55
Cloud	0.6426	0.2395	No	F	Applied Ling.	30
Puck	0.4197	0.4345	Yes	F	Literature	30
Gaiter	0.3014	0.4886	Yes	M	Literature	35
Dos	0.2294	0.2224	Yes	M	Non-Academic	45
Papp	0.3936	0.4786	Yes	F	Non-Academic	45
Trev	0.4585	0.3703	No	M	Applied Ling.	55
Omi	0.511	0.285	Yes	F	Sociology	40
Rach	0.1213	0.1201	Yes	F	Applied Ling.	45
Ally	0.4727	0.4324	Yes	F	Applied Ling.	35
Harv	0.4976	0.3084	Yes	F	Applied Ling.	40
Maple	0.2317	0.2077	No	M	Applied Ling.	35
Milk	0.16977	0.1588	Yes	F	Applied Ling.	30
Lars	0.287	0.2326	No	M	Applied Ling.	45
FMW	0.1769	0.1851	Yes	F	Literature	40

Note: The origin is essentially arbitrary but the intervals are stable.

Table 2. Prompts used in the multidimensional scaling study.

Situation	How did you decide on your university? I want to study history, but my parents want me to go to a college of medicine. I'm in a dilemma: I want to meet my parents expectations, but I'm interested in history. Which should I choose?
Prompt 1	Universities are the place in which people decide their future finally. Their importance is far greater than that of high schools. I believe that choosing a univeristy is no more than a personal matter and is not decided by other person's intention. If you don't want to be bad terms with your parents, how about taking examinations of both universities? If you really want to study history, you can intentionally fail the examination of medicine's.
Prompt 2	I think it is the most important to let your parents know your will. Have you ever tell your parents your thought? I can understand your thought that you want to meet their expectations very much. But if you give up studying history, you may be regret your choice in future. I want you to choose the university which you "really" want to go. I decided on my univerisity by deciding what I wanted to study and what job I want to be. I hope you'll make a decision what is not regretable.
Prompt 3	"If I were you, I would choose the one that I really want to go. Medicine and history is in the opposite direction. Maybe you could talk to your parents about what you're thinking about and discuss about it. Studying history msut be interesting but you won't have much choice for a job. If you still want to study history, then I think you should."
Prompt 4	You should do what you want to do. Study history.
Prompt 5	You are really in very difficult situation. But, if I were you, I would choose what I'm interested in, because I think people cannot succeed in what they don't really hope.
Prompt 6	I think it's better for you to study history because you might regret not having chosen to study it after you entered a college of medicine. I think it's important for you to decide on your own will.
Prompt 7	I think you should decide what you want to study. I do understand that you want to meet your parents expectations, myself, sometimes experience such kind of feelings. But, it's your life, not your parents'. If you choose to study medicine, it sure will satisfy your parents. But what about you? Maybe you'll feel O.K. now, but some years later, I'm sure you would regret what you had done. Do what you want to do.
Prompt 8	I don't think it is good to think seriously, because you can go to a college you want to go to whenever you want to. You shouldn't think about your parents' expectation, and you should respect your own thoughts.
Prompt 9	Just ask your parents why they want you to go to a college of medicine. Then you can think about it a little easier, I guess. In my case, they said nothing to me, which was also difficult because I had nothing to want to.
Prompt 10	Surprisingly, there was same situation! A friend of mine in my high school had same problem and he chose medicine. I thought it was good choice. To be a doctor is socially successful and very honorable. I know a person who works in survey company studys history as a hobby. He talks about history liek a professor. You can also study history in leisure time. I think you should choose medicine.

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Table 3. Alscal two-dimensional solution for prompts. N = 18. S-Stress =0.468.

Prompt	Dimension 1	Dimension 2
1	0.4843	1.6354
2	-1.3698	0.5658
3	-0.9513	-1.0432
4	1.4603	-0.0566
5	0.9635	-0.8796
6	0.4993	-1.1110
7	0.0628	-1.2792
8	1.1457	0.9536
9	-0.9014	0.9432
10	-1.3934	0.2716

Table 4. Mean similarity ratings for all prompt combinations. Higher numbers signify greater similarity. N = 18.

	Prompt 1	Prompt 2	Prompt 3	Prompt 4	Prompt 5	Prompt 6	Prompt 7	Prompt 8	Prompt 9
Prompt 1
Prompt 2	0.449
Prompt 3	0.409	0.632
Prompt 4	0.347	0.329	0.362
Prompt 5	0.356	0.437	0.524	0.602
Prompt 6	0.440	0.584	0.564	0.550	0.760
Prompt 7	0.314	0.625	0.640	0.592	0.669	0.735
Prompt 8	0.464	0.341	0.380	0.584	0.434	0.579	0.426
Prompt 9	0.273	0.384	0.439	0.189	0.378	0.395	0.381	0.315
Prompt 10	0.346	0.337	0.366	0.190	0.386	0.399	0.347	0.146	0.322

Table 5. Standard deviations for all prompt combinations. N = 18.

	Prompt 1	Prompt 2	Prompt 3	Prompt 4	Prompt 5	Prompt 6	Prompt 7	Prompt 8	Prompt 9
Prompt 1
Prompt 2	0.342
Prompt 3	0.318	0.350
Prompt 4	0.359	0.306	0.273
Prompt 5	0.288	0.269	0.328	0.316
Prompt 6	0.293	0.318	0.307	0.396	0.250
Prompt 7	0.300	0.372	0.297	0.336	0.294	0.242
Prompt 8	0.285	0.312	0.351	0.351	0.386	0.315	0.321
Prompt 9	0.248	0.244	0.362	0.324	0.378	0.343	0.325	0.317
Prompt 10	0.313	0.325	0.315	0.284	0.345	0.313	0.345	0.192	0.299

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