Responses of emotionally disturbed and nondisturbed retardates to PPVT items of human versus nonhuman content.

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On the basis of scores obtained by the Shipe behavior rating scale, 40 institutionalized, mildly retarded children and adolescents were classified as emotionally disturbed and 20 as nondisturbed. The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) was administered to all Ss and relative successes on items with human and nonhuman content determined. All Ss found the items with human content more difficult than those with nonhuman content; however, the disturbed Ss had significantly more difficulty than the nondisturbed on PPVT items with human content relative to items with nonhuman content. It is speculated that a past history of disturbed interpersonal relationships interfered with the efficiency of the disturbed individuals on human items. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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