| 释义 |
over-ˈchosen, a. Sociol.
[over- 28 c.]
Denoting those who, in a sociometric group study, are chosen by others well above the average number of times; the ‘stars’ of a sociometric group; also ellipt. as n. Cf. under-chosen a.
1943H. H. Jennings Leadership & Isolation iv. 66 The test of whether or not this is true might be made by examining the choice behavior of the ‘over-chosen’ as compared with the ‘under-chosen’. Ibid. 68 In Group A11 in which 16 percent are over-chosen..the number by whom they are chosen extends from 16 to 24 individuals, while the under-chosen who comprise 17 percent..are chosen by from zero to 3 individuals. 1956J. Klein Study of Groups 91 The fact that certain people are over-chosen or under-chosen implies that members share certain standards which the over-chosen exemplify and the under-chosen fall short of. 1958W. J. H. Sprott Human Groups ix. 150 On work and living—with choice..there was considerable overlap among what she calls the ‘over-chosens’. |