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Cole, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 2013
This commentary traces discussions of psychological differences and deficits from the mid-1950s to the current day, positioning the disciplinary discussions in the social-historical context in which they took place. The challenges of assessing diagnoses of deficit and the potential harms that result when misdiagnosis is implemented as social…
Descriptors: Psychological Testing, Cultural Context, Social Environment, Ethnicity

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