Teachers' nonverbal behaviors influence children's stereotypic beliefs.

ABSTRACT: The current research tested whether differences in teachers' nonverbal behaviors influence children's intergroup attitudes and stereotypic beliefs. In this study, 5- to 8-year-old participants (N = 96) were assigned to novel groups (marked by T-shirt color) and then viewed interactions between teachers and pairs of students who were also members of the novel groups. Across four interactions, the teacher directed positive nonverbal behaviors toward students from one group and directed negative nonverbal behaviors toward students from another group. After viewing the interactions, participants were presented with pairs of new students from the two novel groups and were asked three types of test questions. When participants were asked who was smarter, they selected new students from the group

SUBMITTER: Brey E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6768726 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature