This study examined the reactions of eight- and nine-year-old children to "standard" and "non-standard" Black American English and investigated the extent to which such children could verbally conceptualize their attitudes using a simplified version of the Osgood semantic differential scale. Results are discussed. (SE)

Results obtained on the Semantic Differential seem to suggest that the Negro preadolescent delinquent identity is an aspect of self perception, shaped by opportunities within the society, and the perception of the adult sex role. For the similar group of white delinquents, the criminal role remains ego-alien, that is at conflict with the concept…

Studied the possibility that a frontal lisp in a seven-year-old girl resulted in negative attitudes among her second grade peers. Results suggest that a frontal lisp influences the judgment of a child's peers, and especially female peers, so that they make a more negative evaluation of the child with a lisp. (BB)