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Zebrowitz, Leslie A.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1991
Two studies examined parent expectations and punishments of mature-faced children as compared to their baby-faced peers. Study 1 revealed that parents allocated more cognitively demanding chores to mature-faced 11 year olds depicted in photographs than to baby-faced children. Study 2 revealed that parents perceived misbehaviors of mature-faced…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Maturity (Individuals), Parent Attitudes