The STEP is a video-based assessment tool that examines aspects of children’s social information processing. Dodge’s social information processing model identifies specific steps involved when children make social decisions (Crick & Dodge, 1994). The STEP contains three tests — Emotions, Goal Acquisition, and Provocation — that assess different aspects of the SIP model. The STEP comes in DVD format and was developed for use with preschool through 5th-grade children. Child actors range in age from preschool through 5th-grade and represent a variety of ethnicities. For more information on the STEP or to receive a copy of it, please contact Dr. Schultz at dschultz@umbc.edu. Samples of the STEP videos appear below.
EMOTIONS
Emotion Attribution Accuracy Anger Attribution Bias
GOAL ACQUISITION
Perceived Efficacy of Cooperation Perceived Efficacy of Coercion
PROVOCATION
Hostile Attribution Bias Social Problem Solving