Labeling the Mentally Retarded

By J. Mercer. 2023

372 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Who is retarded? After an eight-year study of the labeling process, Mercer finds that schools label more persons as mentally retarded than any other agency. She contends that the use of IQ scores and the unicultural viewpoint of educators and clinicians work against the poor and the ethnic minorities. Her recommendations include a broader assessment procedure that would take into consideration sociocultural characteristics.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Education

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In Clinical Psychology

1. John L. Hosp
2. D. Reschly

In Cognitive Neuroscience

1. John L. Hosp
2. D. Reschly

In Education

1. John L. Hosp
2. D. Reschly
3. Alfredo J. Artiles
4. Amanda L. Sullivan
5. D. Cheney
6. Federico R. Waitoller

Citations in the corpus

• Referral Rates for Intervention or Assessment (2003, methodology): “Chinn and Hughes (1987) and Mercer (1973) used this method.”