title: Assessment of understanding by people manifesting mental retardation: a preliminary report.
abstract: An analysis of the psychological aspects of the legal concept of competency/fitness to stand trial draws attention to the central role of understanding. The rationale of certain basic requirements for the construct validity of a psychometric test of understanding in people with mental retardation is presented, and a test that meets those requirements is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia. michael_coles@SFU.ca
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Coles
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tweed
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D002170:Canada; D003210:Concept Formation; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D014481:United States