A plea for consideration of ecological validity in the experimental psychology of mental retardation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11257191 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Penelope H Brooks (Vanderbilt University, corresponding author), Alfred A Baumeister (Vanderbilt University) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 45-59 |
| Publication date | 1983-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peabody Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-956X • E-ISSN: 1532-7930 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01619568309538406 |
| OpenAlex | W1964075045 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Since the early 1950s, the volume of experimental research concerned with the psychological nature of mental retardation, greatly encouraged by the federal government, has grown substantially. Zeaman (1974) counted the published studies that are primarily experimental in nature and found about 1500 journal articles in the English literature, an output rate of about 1 every 3 days. Considering the relatively small number of experimentalists who have the mental retardation calling, this has been a quantitatively productive group. For the money, the American public has received in return a fair ratio of words per dollar; but the question of what all these words mean is another matter-a question that is at the heart of the issues we wish to raise here. A sceptic may be inclined to ask: how much greater is our understanding of mental retardation as a result of all this research activity? Mental retardation is, first and foremost, a social phenomenon. While there are many behavioral theories that have been formulated about retardation-psychometric, sociological, cognitive, learning, and
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