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ERIC Number: EJ303246
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Baby Beautiful: Adult Attributions of Infant Competence as a Function of Infant Attractiveness.
Stephan, Cookie White; and Langlois, Judith
Child Development, v55 n2 p576-85 Apr 1984
Thirty Black, Caucasian, and Mexican-American undergraduates rated photographs of infants of each race on physical attractiveness and 12 bipolar adjectives. Results indicated that strong expectations that "beauty-is-good" are elicited soon after birth for Caucasians and non-Caucasians. Activity in babies appears to be a negative characteristic. (CB)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Blacks, Cultural Images, Expectation, Hyperactivity, Infants, Interpersonal Attraction, Mexican Americans, Personality Traits, Physical Activity Level, Physical Characteristics, Racial Attitudes, Whites
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Developmental Ethology; Physical Attractiveness