Comparison of Deaf and Hearing Preschool Children on a Non-Verbal Performance Test
Abstract
The literature on the psychology of the deaf indicates that, in general, deaf children's performance on intelligence tests revealsan intellectual retardation of from two to three years when compared with hearing children. Such retardation appears to be greater in studies employing older subjects than in those few investigations which have dealt with younger subjects of preschool age. Since intelligence tests are known to reflect not only the influence of native endowment but also of environmental stimulation, the results of earlier studies could be attributed to the cumulative effect of the language handicap of deaf children.
Subject Area
Psychology|Audiology
Recommended Citation
Cancelliere, Rita, "Comparison of Deaf and Hearing Preschool Children on a Non-Verbal Performance Test" (1950). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28508950.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28508950
