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ERIC Number: EJ471364
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Impression Formation in Children: Influence of Gender and Expectancy.
McAninch, Cecile B.; And Others
Child Development, v64 n5 p1492-1506 Oct 1993
A total of 114 boys and girls were given an expectancy that a stimulus child was either shy or outgoing and then rated the child on several personality dimensions. Results revealed that, when children were presented with both expectancy-congruent and expectancy-incongruent information, impression formation was largely attribute based, and the influence of the initial expectancy was mitigated. (MDM)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Expectation, Personality Traits, Sex Differences, Shyness, Social Cognition
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Impression Formation