This pronoun measure of self-focused attention was
developed by Wegner
& Giuliano (1983) as a revision and expansion of
the earlier measure by Wegner
and Giuliano (1980). Score by counting the number of
first-person singular pronouns (I, me, my, mine). |
LINGUISTIC IMPLICATIONS FORM E2
It has often been found that what people say contains a certain
amount of redundancy. For example, you might hear only a part of a
conversation going on across the room at a party, but still be able
to fill in the blanks because much of the information in the conversation
is repetitious. To research this phenomenon, we are collecting some
judgments of standard passages--brief phrases, sentences, and the
like--to find out how redundant they are. This exercise is concerned
with the use of pronouns.
Your task is to look at each of the following passages and try to
fill in the blank in each one. In each blank there are several possible
pronouns that may make sense in the sentence. Please circle the
word that makes the most sense to you. Fill in every blank.
Even if you have to guess on some or many of the passages, go ahead
and make your best guess for each one. Please try to fill in the most
likely word (by circling that word in each sentence.)
1. All of (our, my, his) answers matched the ones in
the back of the book.
2. At first it didn't seem to make any difference, but by later
that night the noise from the party was entirely too loud to allow
(her, me, us) to sleep.
3 . The salesman tried to persuade (me, her, us)
to buy a set of encyclopedias.
4. The noise got to (us, them, me) before long.
5. (Our, His, My)
idea of fun is sitting at home and listening to music.
6. The sun went in just when (we, she, I) decided to
go outside.
7. Please don't do this to (her, us, me); it is just
not fair.
8. It was (her, our, my) understanding that the deadline for the
paper had been delayed one week.
9. Except for (me, us, her), everyone failed the test.
10. As a result of (our, my, his) suggestions, a minor
revision in the policy has occurred.
11. (He, We, I) spent so much time on the initial planning
that it seemed impossible to finish before the deadline.
12. It rained so hard that all of (our, my, her) clothes
got soaked.
13. For the past two or three months, (I, we, they) have
had reports of squabbling and dissatisfaction among the workers
in the office.
14. According to (our, my, her) notes, only five of the
original seven laws are still in existence.
15. Someone stopped (them, me, us) to get directions
to the stadium.
16. (We, He, I) waited by the phone for the doctor to
return the call.
17. The cashier charged (her, us, me) too little for
the groceries.
18. The mosquitoes didn't even bother (him, us, me).
19. Dinner was waiting on the table when (he, I, we)
came back from the store.
20. It isn't easy to get lost in this town, but somehow (I,
we, they) managed it.
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