title: Interpersonal problem-solving skills of retarded and nonretarded children.
abstract: Interpersonal problem-solving skills of 17 mildly mentally retarded and two groups of nonretarded subjects (Ns = 30) matched on mental age (MA) and chronological age (CA) were assessed, utilizing a series of hypothetical problem-solving situations. Results indicated similarities between mentally retarded subjects and MA-matched nonretarded subjects both in types and number of strategies produced. Nonretarded CA-matched subjects, on the other hand, exhibited a wider range of problem-solving strategies and increased use of strategies thought to reflect higher levels of social understanding.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving