Ellis' Handbook of Mental Deficiency, Psychological Theory and Research

William E. MacLean Jr.

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN:
  9781136480782
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

In the 16 years since the publication of the second edition of this volume, psychological theory and research in mental retardation has continued to expand and extend scientific, theoretical, and clinical understanding of this most complex and challenging human condition. Explicit effort has been made to translate theory and research into useful and efficacious assessment, intervention, prevention, and policy actions. This third edition provides an opportunity to critique major conceptual developments and empirical research in an effort to stimulate further behavioral research of practical, social importance.

The Handbook presents work by prominent contributors to a major scientific endeavor that has grown dramatically during the last three decades. The challenge for each author was to identify important theoretical and empirical issues, provide a critical, selective review of exemplary research, and discuss the questions that remain unanswered in each area. In short, the goal for this third edition was to consolidate the knowledge gained during the past 30 years and to present a blueprint for future research in mental retardation, the broader field of learning disabilities, and other developmental disorders such as autism.

Providing totally different coverage and direction from the previous edition, this text fills a crucial instructional need in graduate courses related to the psychology of mental retardation. With its emphasis on psychological research and theory, it offers an important alternative to many available texts that primarily emphasize the application of research.

Author Index

A

Abbeduto, L., 379, 380, 383, 401

Abbott, D., 420, 435

Abbott, D. A., 416, 426

Abel, L., 111, 113

Abel, T. M., 116, 130

Abhalter, D., 361, 366

Achenbach, T. M. 119, 131, 150, 161, 169, 444, 458

Ackerman, P. L., 233, 237

Adams, J., 327, 335

Adams, K. A., 183, 194

Adams, M. J., 137, 161

Adelstein, A., 408, 426

Affleck, G., 408, 415, 426

Agarwal, G. C., 296, 303

Agran, M., 317, 340

Ahem, F. M., 106, 113

Ainsworth, M. D. S., 90, 95, 449, 458

Ajzen, I., 355, 372

Akers, J., 406, 408, 411, 417, 427

Akesson, H. O., 105, 112

Albin, R. W, 455, 462

Alden, L, 355, 366

Alessandri, S. M., 83, 97

Alexander, C., 17, 44

Alexander, D., 6, 32, 40

Alexander, J., 282, 305

Allen, D., 408, 415, 426

Allen, G., 183, 192, 194

Allen, K. E., 146, 158, 161, 162

Allen, V L., 419, 434

Allison, P, 232, 235, 239, 243

Alluisi, E. A., 234, 240

Alpert, C., 389, 390, 403

Alpert, M, 293, 301, 302

Alpher,VS., 227, 228, 243

Alrick, G., 146, 165

Als, H., 81, 86,...

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Contributors
• I Introduction
• II Contemporary Psychological Perspectives on Mental Retardation
• III Psychological and Psychomotor Processes
• IV Social, Communicative, and Adaptive Processes
• Author Index
• Subject Index