Reality Testing in Children: Observations Over a Series of Fifty Trials on Ten Normal Seven Year Old Girls in a Non-Verbal Situation With an Experimentally Induced Overtone of Punishment
Abstract
This dissertation presents an experimental study of reality testing in children. For myself, it represents a synthesis of three major areas of interest. I have been interested in the field of learning, particularly the development of learning in children. I am also interested in experimental verification of theoretical concepts. As a social caseworker, I am interested in techniques of strengthening ego functions for fruitful environmental adaptation. The emerging ego psychology has had, and will continue to have, profound influences upon the practice of social casework. This dissertation attempts to explore the ego function of reality testing in normal children. I have chosen an experimental method to determine if theoretical concepts, such as ego activities, are amenable to experimental exploration.
Subject Area
Psychology|Mental health|Experimental psychology|Social work
Recommended Citation
Kerpen, Karen Shaw, "Reality Testing in Children: Observations Over a Series of Fifty Trials on Ten Normal Seven Year Old Girls in a Non-Verbal Situation With an Experimentally Induced Overtone of Punishment" (1965). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI30308722.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI30308722
