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Attitudes of Primary School Children toward the Physical Appearance and Labels Associated with Down Syndrome.
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Graffi, Steve; Minnes, Patricia M. – American Journal of Mental Retardation, 1988
Kindergarten and third-grade subjects (n=160) responded to videotape excerpts of children either with or without Down's Syndrome and with or without the label and description "mentally retarded." The subjects' affective evaluations, belief endorsements, and behavioral intentions were assessed, using the independent variables of grade, gender,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Childhood Attitudes, Downs Syndrome