IDENTIFYING WAYS OF DISTINGUISHING "CHOICE ACTIVITY" FROM "CLOSURE MOVEMENTS" WHEN ADMINISTERING PICTORIAL SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES (PST) TO THE MENTALLY RETARDED
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MENTALLY RETARDEDAbstract
In a previous study (Hart, et al., 1973) this author and his colleagues investigated the problems encountered by professionals interested in using sociometric techniques with the retarded and found that the best approach to reducing the impact of these difficulties was the use of the pictorial sociometric technique in conjunction with the selective use of videotape .
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Hart, Joe W., McCaffrey, Leonard, Damron, Wilbur T. and Frank, Robert W. Research Findings Having Implications for Processes of Administering Sociometric Techniques to the Mentally Retarded. Handbook of International Sociometry, 1973, 9, 14-28.
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