Sheehan R
J Gerontol. 1978 Jul;33(4):567-74. doi: 10.1093/geronj/33.4.567.
The present research is an investigation of the frequency and type of contact which young children have had with elderly persons. It is also an examination of the relationship between this contact and children's ability to identify or discriminate elderly persons. Interview data were gathered from children's parents pertaining to experiences which the children had with persons 70 years or older. The same children were also exposed to a series of stimulus discrimination tasks in which they were asked to identify the oldest man from a range of pictures. The research yielded descriptive data pertaining to the contact which children have with the elderly. It also revealed a statistically significant relationship between children's frequency of contact with elderly persons and their ability to identify the elderly.
本研究旨在调查幼儿与老年人接触的频率和类型。同时，也考察这种接触与儿童识别或区分老年人能力之间的关系。通过与儿童家长进行访谈，收集了有关儿童与70岁及以上老人接触经历的数据。这些儿童还接受了一系列刺激辨别任务，要求他们从一系列图片中识别出最年长的男性。该研究得出了与儿童与老年人接触相关的描述性数据。研究还揭示了儿童与老年人接触频率与其识别老年人能力之间具有统计学意义的关系。
