The Verbal Irony Questionnaire: An Initial Approach to the Conceptualization and Measurement of Verbal Irony in High Intellectual Ability

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Sastre-Riba, Sylvia [1 ]
Ibanez, Francisco J. Ruiz de Mendoza [2 ]
Navarro i Ferrando, Ignasi [3 ]
Urraca-Martinez, Maria Luz [1 ]
Cladellas-Pros, Ramon [4 ]
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[1] Univ La Rioja, Dept Educ Sci, Logrono 26004, Spain
[2] Univ La Rioja, Dept English Language, Logrono 26004, Spain
[3] Univ Jaume 1, Dept English Studies, Castellon de La Plana 12006, Spain
[4] Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Basic Dev & Educ Psychol, Barcelona 08193, Spain
关键词
high intellectual ability; figurative language; verbal irony; intelligence; creativity; measure; PERCEPTION;
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10.3390/jintelligence13020015
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Figurative language is a complex construct related to intelligence. Psychology and psycholinguistics are trying to understand it from an interdisciplinary perspective, but studies are still scarce, methodologies are heterogeneous, and results are difficult to integrate. Some studies suggest that understanding the cognitive processes underlying figurative language and its forms could provide a new approach to understanding intellectual differences, such as high intellectual ability (HIA), and new instruments to assess it. The language of HIA children develops earlier and includes the use of irony, which involves metalinguistic skills. In this context, the present study aims to offer an instrument, called the verbal irony questionnaire (or VIrQ), to test the comprehension of verbal irony in students with HIA. A convenience sample of n = 169 students with HIA, aged between 7 and 15 years, responded to the VIrQ. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted. The results revealed that 33 items were retained and categorized into four factors. F1, ironic dissociation (14 items); F2, ironic attitude (8 items); F3, ironic constructions (7 items); and F4, reinforced irony echo (4 items). All factors have adequate reliability indices above 0.70 and below 0.95. Finally, new perspectives are also discussed.
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