AUCD: Welcome Reception and Poster Session: Perception of the Risk of Disability to Oneself and Others
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Presenter
Amanda McBean, Ph.D., Ph.D.Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Other Presenter(s)
Leo Schlosnagle, Ph.D., Morgantown, WV, United States, WV - Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND;Description
An individual's perception of the risk of developing a disability may depend on a set of biases. This project investigates the "optimistic bias" in relation to risk of experiencing a disability. Results show that individuals tend to perceive higher risks of developing disabilities to others than to themselves, and sex and contact with people with disabilities are related to these perceptions.Back to Session: Welcome Reception and Poster Session