Children's attitudes and behavioral intentions toward a peer with Tourette syndrome.

@article{Friedrich1996ChildrensAA,
  title={Children's attitudes and behavioral intentions toward a peer with Tourette syndrome.},
  author={Sundance Friedrich and Sam B. Morgan and C Devine},
  journal={Journal of pediatric psychology},
  year={1996},
  volume={21 3},
  pages={
          307-19
        }
}
Examined children's ratings of attitudes and behavioral intentions toward a boy presented, on videotape, with or without symptoms of Tourette syndrome (TS). Effects of information about TS on these ratings were investigated as well as the influence of gender and grade. Children in Grades 3 and 5 were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: No TS, TS, or TS/information. On the attitude measure, children rated the peer presented with TS less positively than they did the peer presented… 
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