A sample of children (grades 2-3) was provided with information about the abilities of two children at a specific activity and asked to predict their abilities at a second related activity. The respondents' sex stereotypes interfered with their capacity to make logical inferences about the stimulus children's abilities at the second activity. (KH)

Children's ability to make logical generalizations when their sex stereotyped expectations are challenged was assessed. Participants were 45 elementary school children ranging in age from 84 to 122 months, with an average age of 103 months. There were 22 males and 23 females in the sample. Activities were rated by college students as more likely…

Children were asked to choose either a male or female doll in response to a question as to which would be better at an occupation. Results showed that children of all ages have clear sex-typed expectations concerning occupational competence, but that with increasing age there is an increasing adherence to these stereotypes. (AOS)

Reports that children between the ages of two and a half and eight made a significant distinction between "male" and "female" occupations, with the extent of the distinction increasing with age level. Discusses the implications of this for career decisions and aspirations. (Author/ST)

Female and male children, 67 to 114 months of age, rated perceived relative competence of male and female stimulus persons who were depicted as engaging in sex-stereotyped professions. Results suggest that sex-role stereotypes are transmitted to children quite early in life and with remarkable efficiency and significant impact. (Author/KH)

The series of experiments reported here investigated dimensions of children's sex stereotypes. The first study revealed that children were aware of sex stereotypes as early as 2 1/2 years of age. Furthermore, the tendency to categorize according to sex increased through their eighth year. The second study investigated whether sex stereotypes…

Reports an experiment in which 80 male and female six and eight year olds were presented with pictures consistent or inconsistent with sex stereotypes and pictures of neutral activities. Later, subjects performed a picture-recognition task. Among the variables investigated were subjects' labeling of pictures and sex-stereotype consistency. (CB)