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A Paramorphic Representation of Psychologists' Clinical Impressions of Degree of Mental Retardation

Michael J. Roszkowski

Woodhaven Center

Scott Spreat

Woodhaven Center

Robert Isett

Woodhaven Center

The purpose of this study was to develop a paramorphic representation of the clinical decision-making procedure used by psychologists in combining IQ and adaptive behavior information to arrive at a diagnosis of degree of mental retardation. The data consisted of the clinical judgments formed by 8 psychologists on 180 mentally retarded individuals. The psychologist-assigned levels of mental retardation classifications were regressed on IQ and 23 domain scores from the Adaptive Behavior Scale. IQ alone had a correlation of .83 with this classification. A linear combination of IQ, Independent Functioning, Vocational Activity, Physical Development, and Economic Activity resulted in a multiple correlation of .87. Various interpretations of these results are discussed.

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Vol. 1, No. 3, 243-251 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/073428298300100304
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