Overgeneralisation effect in trait inferencing about a child with craniofacial microsomia by medical students and child's relatives.

The behaviour of the carers and professionals towards children with CFM undergoing diagnostic assessment, treatment and rehabilitation is determined by how each of them perceives the child. The presence of anomaly increases the likelihood of overgeneralisation effect both in carers and professionals. The OES may be one of the instruments to detect/measure these differences to improve the outcomes of child rehabilitation.