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Peer reviewedElovitz, Gerald P.; Salvia, John – Journal of School Psychology, 1982
A sample of 324 practicing school psychologists received a fictitious case study to which was attached a photograph of an attractive boy, an attractive girl, an unattractive boy, or an unattractive girl. Results indicated that a pupil's attractiveness had a significant effect on the judgments of school psychologists. (Author/HLM)
Descriptors: Bias, Clinical Diagnosis, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Client Relationship
Peer reviewedSalvia, John; And Others – Journal of School Psychology, 1977
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the relationship between rated attractiveness and two measures of school performance. Attractive children received significantly higher report cards and, to some degree, higher achievement test scores than their unattractive peers. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Interaction Process Analysis
Download full textAlgozzine, Robert; Salvia, John – 1976
An investigation of the relationship between appearance and psychological development is presented in this paper. The central hypothesis of the investigation is that appearance is an important stimulus property in the psychological development of children, and as such has an effect on an individual's response to his environment as well as the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Development, Body Image, Emotional Development
