Children's Recall and Recognition of Sex Role Stereotyped and Discrepant Information

Mary L. Trepanier-Street, Jerri J. Kropp

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Abstract

This research investigated the influence of differing levels of sex role stereotyped and discrepant information on immediate and delayed (one week) memory. Specifically, kindergarten and second-grade children's recall and recognition of stereotyped, moderately discrepant, and highly discrepant pictures were compared. In Study 1, a sorting procedure was utilized to determine the level of stereotyping of 34 toys. From this study 12 toys were selected as stimuli for Study 2. In Study 2, children's immediate and delayed recall and recognition was assessed. Results suggested significantly better recall of highly discrepant pictures than stereotyped or moderately discrepant pictures. In addition, immediate recall was better than delayed recall and second-grade recall was better than kindergarten recall. Similar trends emerged with the recognition task. Results were discussed with respect to the schematic processing model.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalSex Roles
Volume16
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1987

Disciplines

  • Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Child Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Gender and Sexuality

Keywords

  • Good Recall
  • Recognition Task
  • Schematic Processing
  • Social Psychology
  • Sorting

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