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Such an important study...

Posted by Kubrickian on 10 Apr 2012 at 21:17 GMT

As a father of a 10 yr old with T21, I was very impressed by this study. It confirms, to a degree, what I've often suspected (and mildly, feared) concerning the truth of both studied responses and social/political influence, as well as the first impression of viewing a person with abundantly obvious physical characteristics of a disability. I love how this study can lead to the significance of first impressions, responsive 'turnaround' (if that can even be purely measured) and short/long term social effects of the first impression. I think it would be interesting and rewarding to repeat the study with younger student's reactions to the photos and add the variable of students from 'inclusive' classrooms vs non-inclusive. Fascinating work everyone! Thank you for the contribution!

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