Nonverbal cues employed in discriminating between disabled persons and actors
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Abstract
Undergraduate subjects were seen to accurately discriminate between simulating actors and genuinely disabled males confined to wheelchairs. Judgments were based on skill in manipulating the wheelchair, poorer muscular development of the disabled, and on appearance of clothing. Implications for research on the disabled employing actors was discussed.
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Social Psychology Disable Person Muscular Development Undergraduate Subject Disable Male
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