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International Journal of Science Annals, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2021
рrint ISSN: 2617-2682; online ISSN: 2707-3637; DOI:10.26697/ijsa

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. Psychology

ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Developing the Instructions for the Controlled

Association Experiment by Means of Semantic
Features for the Stimulus “Flirting Person”

Authors’ Contribution: 1 ACD
A – Study design; Gordienko-Mytrofanova I. V. ,
B – Data collection; Hohol D. M. 1 BCE , Nesterenko M. A. 1 EFG
C – Statistical analysis;
D – Data interpretation; 1 H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Ukraine
E – Manuscript preparation;
F – Literature search; Received: 13.05.2021; Accepted: 17.06.2021; Published: 30.06.2021
G – Funds collection
Abstract
Background and This article continues a series of studies devoted to ludic competence/playfulness
Aim of Study: and one of its components is flirting.
The aim of the study: in the context of parametric concept of meaning, to identify
on the basis of applied psycholinguistic research the semantic components of the
stimulus “flirting person”, which are actualized in the speech acts of Russian-
speaking inhabitants of Ukraine.
Material and Methods: The main method of the research is a psycholinguistic experiment whose major
stage is the controlled association experiment with the stimulus “flirting person”.
The sample comprised 215 young people (aged 21-35), of which 112 females and
103 males.
Results: At the final stage of formulation of the instructions 23 semantic features were
selected for the stimulus “flirting person”. The results of the controlled
association experiment with the stimulus “flirting person” allowed to build 23
associative fields and obtain the material for describing the behaviour pattern of
ludic position Diplomat (flirting person) reflecting the reality of linguistic
consciousness of young Russian-speaking inhabitants of Ukraine.
Conclusions: Cluster analysis of the associative field of the semantic feature “What is the
person’s marital status?” allowed to define: three core clusters – “Free”
(71.16%), “In a relationship” (14.42%), “Any” (3.72%); three peripheral
clusters – “Qualities” (3.26%), “Emotional State” (3.26)%, “Role in family
relations” (1.40%); extreme peripheral clusters – “Changeable” (0.93%); an
isolated female reaction “Guy” suggests an ambiguous interpretation and allows
to highlight different meanings – “Gender” and “Age”.
Keywords: ludic competence, playfulness, ludic position, flirting person, psycholinguistic
experiment, controlled association experiment, youth
Copyright: © 2021 Gordienko-Mytrofanova I. V., Hohol D. M., Nesterenko M. A. Published
by Archives of International Journal of Science Annals
DOI and UDC DOI https://doi.org/10.26697/ijsa.2021.1.4 UDC 159.922:159.955
Conflict of interests: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests
Peer review: Double-blind review
Source of support: This research did not receive any outside funding or support
Information about Gordienko-Mytrofanova Iya Vladimirovna – https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5332-
the authors: 0663; Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor, Department of Psychology,
H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Hohol Denis Mykhailovich (Corresponding Author) – https://orcid.org/0000-
0002-4594-0720; [email protected]; Master of Arts in Psychology,
H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Nesterenko Margarita Alekseevna – https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8772-134X;
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of
Psychology, H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Kharkiv,
Ukraine.

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