Saturday, September 11, 2010

Perceptions of a tattooed college instructor. [Psychol Rep. 2010] - PubMed result

Perceptions of a tattooed college instructor. [Psychol Rep. 2010] - PubMed result

Should we all just get tattoos?

Recent research shows (undergraduate) students have a positive impression of instructors with tattoos.

From the abstract:
128 undergraduates' perceptions of tattoos on a model described as a college instructor were assessed. They viewed one of four photographs of a tattooed or nontattooed female model. Students rated her on nine teaching-related characteristics. Analyses indicated that the presence of tattoos was associated with some positive changes in ratings: students' motivation, being imaginative about assignments, and how likely students were to recommend her as an instructor.

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