?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Interactive+effects+of+shoe+style+and+verbal+cues+on+perceptions+of+female+physicians'+personal+attributes&rft.creator=Wilson%2C+Dr+Andrew&rft.creator=Moudraia%2C+Dr+Olga&rft.subject=Social+Psychology&rft.description=OBJECTIVE%3A+To+determine+whether+shoe+style+has+any+effect+on+perceptions+of+a+female+physician's+personal+characteristics+when+viewed+alongside+a+transcript+of+a+short+outpatient+consultation.%0APARTICIPANTS%3A+Thirty+postgraduate+students+of+management+or+computer+science.+Twenty-five+questionnaires+were+actually+completed.%0ADESIGN%3A+Respondents+were+randomly+assigned+to+one+of+three+groups%2C+balanced+for+gender.+Each+group+saw+one+stimulus+combination%3A+consultation+transcript+only%3B+transcript+combined+with+photograph+of+'physician'+wearing+%22conservative%22+black+boots%3B+transcript+combined+with%0Aphotograph+of+'physician'+wearing+%22trendy%22+multicoloured+boots.+All+participants+completed+the+same+questionnaire.%0AMAIN+OUTCOME+MEASURES%3A+Perceptions+of+the+physician's+approachability%2C+professional+image%2C+ability+to+empathize+with+the+patient%2C+and+amount+of+specialist+experience%2C+measured+using+five-point+scales.%0ARESULTS%3A+When+viewed+with+the+consultation+transcript%2C+perceptions+of+the+physician+wearing+%22trendy%22+multicoloured+boots+showed+no+significant+difference+from+those+of+her+wearing+%22conservative%22+black+boots.+There+was+a+near-significant+effect+for+approachability%2C+with+the+physician+in+black+boots+being+more+approachable+than+the+physician+in+multicoloured+boots+(p%3D0.0630).+When+viewed+with+the+consultation+transcript%2C+perceptions+of+the+physician+wearing+either+%22trendy%22+multicoloured+boots+or+%22conservative%22+black+boots+showed+no+significant+difference+from+perceptions+based+on+the+the+consultation+transcript+alone.%0ACONCLUSIONS%3A+Shoe+style+does+not+appear+to+influence+perceptions+of+female+physicians+when+combined+with+verbal+cues.+However%2C+the+research+requires+replication+with+a+larger+sample.+The+incorporation+of+qualitative+response+and%2For+multimodal+videotaped+stimuli+may+improve+study+designs+in+this+area.&rft.date=2003&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3248%2F1%2Fshoeverb.pdf&rft.identifier=++Wilson%2C+Dr+Andrew+and+Moudraia%2C+Dr+Olga++(2003)+Interactive+effects+of+shoe+style+and+verbal+cues+on+perceptions+of+female+physicians'+personal+attributes.+++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3248%2F