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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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This study was supported by a grant from the York University Faculty of Arts awarded to the first two authors. The project was performed as the third author's Honours thesis. The authors wish to thank all participants for their cooperation and assistance in making this research possible. The authors also wish to thank Gail Kenyon, Coordinator of the Centre for Handicapped Students who helped recruit participants for the videotaping and to Lucie Cantrell, Executive Officer of the York University Counselling and Development Centre who arranged for the use of the Centre's facilities and equipment.
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Wiesenthal, D.L., Theodor, L.H. & Hurford, D.E. Nonverbal cues employed in discriminating between disabled persons and actors. J Nonverbal Behav 7, 117–120 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00986873
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00986873