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Parental Expectations of Educational and Personal-Social Performance and Childrearing Patterns as a Function of Attractiveness, Sex, and Conduct of the Child

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Adams, Gerald R.; LaVoie, Joseph C. – Child Study Journal, 1975

Descriptors: Behavior, Child Rearing, Intermediate Grades, Physical Characteristics

Parental Expectations of Educational and Personal-Social Performance and Childrearing Patterns as a Function of Attractiveness, Sex, and Conduct of Child.

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Adams, Gerald R.; LaVoie, Joseph C. – 1974

The influence of a child's sex, physical attractiveness, and conduct on parental expectancies of academic and social performance as well as socialization practices of the child's parents were assessed by comparing parental responses on these measures after reading a child's report card. Parents of elementary-age school children were asked to read…

Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Elementary School Students, Expectation, Parent Attitudes

Physical and Interpersonal Attractiveness of the Model and Imitation in Adults.

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Adams, Gerald R.; LaVoie, Joseph C. – 1974

The effects of physical attractiveness, warmth, and sex of an adult model on imitation behavior of adult males and females were investigated. Subjects were randomly paired with confederates of low or high facial attractiveness who interacted with the subject in a cold-unfriendly or warm-friendly manner. The imitation task involved the confederate…

Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Imitation, Interaction Process Analysis

Pygmalion in the Classroom: An Experimental Investigation of the Characteristics of Children on Teacher Expectancy.

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LaVoie, Joseph C.; Adams, Gerald R. – 1973

The present study investigated the effects of sex of child, level of attractiveness, and conduct on teacher ratings of academic ability, post high school training, vocation, and leadership potential. A total of 404 male and female classroom and special education (i.e., art, music, physical education) teachers in grades one to six, from a large…

Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Bias, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary School Students