Ethnic Background, Measured Intelligence, and Adaptive Behavior Scores in Mentally Retarded Children.

Adams, Jerry; And Others

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Publication Date: 1973

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Ethnic Background, Measured Intelligence, and Adaptive Behavior Scores in Mentally Retarded Children

Adams, Jerry; And Others

American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 78, 1, 1-6, Jul 73

Assessed was the degree to which classification of mental retardation levels based upon a measure of adaptive behavior (the Vineland Social Maturity Scale) differed from the classification based upon IQ for Negro and Caucasian children, 4 to 17 years of age. (Author)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Children, Classification, Ethnic Groups, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Differences, Mental Retardation, Social Adjustment

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