| Abstract: | A dual evaluation technique exposed measurable and identifiable discrepancies between a retarded child's functioning as measured by standardized tests and the parental perception of that functioning. The sample consisted of 25 mothers and their children ranging in age from 3½ years to 15½ years. The Revised Stanford-Binet was employed for both parent and child. The examiner preceded the administration of the Binet to the mother with an explanation that she was to answer the questions and perform the required tasks in the exact manner she thought her child would respond. The test was administered and scored according to standardized procedures. Although the difference between the two sets of IQ scores was statistically significant, and the hypothesis that mothers would tend to over-estimate their children's intelligence scores was confirmed, the difference was not as great as might be expected from results of previous studies. |
