Effects of Developmentally Delayed Labeling on Adults' Perceptions of Toddlers.

Vogel, Dena Ann; Karraker, Katherine Hildebrandt

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ERIC Number: EJ439982

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Publication Date: 1991

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Effects of Developmentally Delayed Labeling on Adults' Perceptions of Toddlers.

Vogel, Dena Ann; Karraker, Katherine Hildebrandt

Child Study Journal, v21 n4 p251-61 1991

Tested the hypothesis that toddlers labeled "developmentally delayed" would be perceived by adults more negatively than toddlers described as having normal development. Results indicated that female undergraduates' perceptions of toddlers can be influenced by labeling independent of toddlers' behavior. (BB)

Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, At Risk Persons, Comparative Analysis, Females, Handicap Identification, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence, Labeling (of Persons), Public Education, Self Fulfilling Prophecies, Social Cognition, Toddlers, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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