A closer look at interpersonal decision - making in adults with and without mental retardation.

By: Linda Hickson ... et al.
Series: American Journal on Mental Retardation 103 (3) November 1998: 209-224.Publisher: 1998Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | DECISION MAKING | ADULTSSummary: Two experiments were conducted to examine the interpersonal decison making performance of women and men with and without mental retardation. As expected the task was considerably more difficult for the participants with mental retardation possibly because of differences in their ability to fully comprehend the social situations. Women in both studies outperformed men. Results suggest that emontional and motivational factors may have contributed to these differences. [AJ].Summary: 4/12/1998
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Two experiments were conducted to examine the interpersonal decison making performance of women and men with and without mental retardation. As expected the task was considerably more difficult for the participants with mental retardation possibly because of differences in their ability to fully comprehend the social situations. Women in both studies outperformed men. Results suggest that emontional and motivational factors may have contributed to these differences. [AJ].

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