However, delay was not a significant factor in the recognition for voices. The current study hypothesized that gender and year in school would have a significant effect on college students perceptions of parental acceptance. A significant interaction was found between gender and year in school on feelings of acceptance by fathers, which coincided with previous research. Extrapolating from past research on gender differences, emotion and music, participants were presented with a song whose melody and lyrics were incongruent. It was hypothesized that women would be able t o integrate contradictory emotional information presented in the song whereas, men would not.
Results partially support the hypothesis.
Preschool children s attitudes toward disabled versus nondisabled peers were examined through the use of hypothetical social situations. In both conflict and distress scenarios, children were more likely to offer aggressive strategies toward the disabled peer than the non-disabled peer. The study looks at the effects of gender on the communication styles of parents and their pre-school children. Results of the analyses indicate gender differences in patterns of communication styles between parents and their children. Implications are discussed.