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Hartley, Bonny L.; Sutton, Robbie M. – Child Development, 2013
Three studies examined the role of stereotype threat in boys' academic underachievement. Study 1 (children aged 4-10, n = 238) showed that girls from age 4 years and boys from age 7 years believed, and thought adults believed, that boys are academically inferior to girls. Study 2 manipulated stereotype threat, informing children aged…
Descriptors: Males, Academic Achievement, Underachievement, Sex Stereotypes
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Lerner, Richard M.; Korn, Sam J. – Child Development, 1972
Results indicated that at all age levels Ss held a predominantly favorable view of the mesomorph, a markedly unfavorable view of the endomorph, and a somewhat less negative but still unfavorable view of the ectomorph. (Authors)
Descriptors: Age Groups, Attitude Measures, Developmental Psychology, Identification (Psychology)