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Peer reviewedRamsey, Jennifer L.; Langlois, Judith H. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2002
Two studies examined schematic information processing as a function of attractiveness stereotyping among 3- to 7- year-olds. Found that children made more errors identifying female characters with stereotype-inconsistent traits but either did just the opposite with male characters or had no difference in errors with male characters. Findings pose…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedStyczynski, Lyn E.; Langlois, Judith H. – Child Development, 1977
Attractive and unattractive preschool children were judged on appearance by age-mates who were either acquainted or unacquainted with the children being judged. (SB)
Descriptors: Interpersonal Attraction, Peer Relationship, Physical Characteristics, Preschool Children
Direct linkRamsey, Jennifer L.; Langlois, Judith H.; Hoss, Rebecca A.; Rubenstein, Adam J.; Griffin, Angela M. – Developmental Science, 2004
Like adults, young infants prefer attractive to unattractive faces (e.g. Langlois, Roggman, Casey, Ritter, Rieser-Danner & Jenkins, 1987; Slater, von der Schulenburg, Brown, Badenoch, Butterworth, Parsons & Samuels, 1998). Older children and adults stereotype based on facial attractiveness (Eagly, Ashmore, Makhijani & Longo, 1991; Langlois,…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Infants, Interpersonal Relationship, Classification
Peer reviewedLanglois, Judith H.; Stephan, Cookie – Child Development, 1977
Investigates the generality of stereotypes associated with physical attractiveness and assesses the relative contributions of attractiveness and ethnicity in determining children's behavioral attributions and peer preferences. (JMB)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Elementary School Students, Ethnic Groups, Interpersonal Attraction
Download full textLanglois, Judith H.; Downs, A. Chris – 1977
This study examines the relationship between physical attractiveness and behavior by assessing whether behavioral differences exist between children judged by adults to be physically attractive and unattractive. Sixty-four 3- and 5-year-old boys and girls were selected as subjects on the basis of physical attractiveness. Three types of same-age…
Descriptors: Aggression, Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Factor Analysis
