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Journal of Pediatric Psychology 19(1) pp. 103-111, 1994
© 1994 Society of Pediatric Psychology

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Preschoolers' Evaluations of Physical Disabilities: A Consideration of Attitudes and Behavior

Robert Cohen1, Laura A. Nabors and Karen A. Pierce

Memphis University

1All correspondence should be sent to Robert Cohen, Department of Psychology, Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee 38152

Assessed preschoolers' attitudes about orthopedically handicapped individuals with a standard picture-ranking task. Children generally exhibited a functionally related preference for nonhandicapped individuals. One month later, the same children were videotaped reading and playing basketball with a female adult in a wheelchair or in a chair. Preferences for a normal play partner during reading or during sports on the picture-ranking task did not relate to frequency of social interactions. Liking preference for a normal play partner, in conjunction with gender of the child, predicted frequency of social interactions during both tasks regardless of examiner's handicap status. Thus, the adoption of a negative bias had a general influence; any potential behavioral biases, as reflective of preference biases, were undifferentiated and unfocused in these preschoolers

Key words: prachoolers; physical disabilities; attitude; behaviors.


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