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The Construct and Predictive Validity of Adaptive Behavior.
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Futterman, Ann Dee; Arndt, Stephan – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1983
The construct and predictive validity of adaptive behavior was investigated using a multitrait multimethod analysis with 66 mentally retarded institutionalized persons. Adaptive behavior had high convergent validity and low discriminant validity and predicted MA program placement better than did MA, suggesting that adaptive behavior scores could…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Mental Age, Mental Retardation, Placement
EMR and Nonretarded Children's Reactions to Contradiction
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Smith, J. David – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1977
Sensitivity to logical contradiction, as manifested by surprise reaction to the Jastrow illusion, was investigated in 30 nonretarded children, 30 educable mentally retarded (EMR) children equated for chronological age, and 30 EMR children equated for mental age. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Logical Thinking
Decision-Time Measures of Sequential Processing by Mentally Retarded and Nonretarded Adolescents and MA-Matched Children.
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Holden, Edward H., Jr.; Corrigan, James G. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1983
Compared 24 educable mentally retarded (EMR) adolescents, 24 chronological age (CA) matched nonretarded adolescents, and 24 mental age (MA) matched children in same-different decision task in which dyadic sequences were presented within and across visual and auditory modalities. Results supported concept of greater visual dominance by retarded and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention, Auditory Stimuli, Chronological Age