This study examined adult attitudes toward infants labeled premature. Fifty-two subjects, including infant specialists, experienced special educators, and preservice special educators, viewed a videotape of 9-month-old infants, each labeled full-term or preterm and male or female. A questionnaire administered after viewing the videotape rated each infant on physical appearance, sociability, cognitive competency, behavior, physical potency, and likeability. A series of 2 (birth status label) x 2 (gender status label) x 3 (group identity) analyses of variance were performed on the rating scales. The three groups rated infants labeled premature or full-term as equally competent in the categories of sociability, cognitive competency, and physical potency. The infant specialists rated the infants as more awake than did the special educators. The preservice special educators rated the labeled premature infants as more cuddly and likable than full-term infants. (Author/JDD)