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... , 203 Activities of daily living, 175 Adaptive behavior, 141-207 classification simulations, 224-229 declines with age, 251 differing conceptualizations, 144148 dimensions of, 148-154 domains, 148-153, 182-183, 214218 and maladaptive behavior, 154 nature and definition of, 141-154 personal competence model, 153 relationship to intelligence, 208244 social competence model, 152 structure, 148-150 Adaptive behavior assessment, 6-8, 3233, 155-174, 176-180 adaptive behavior scales, 166-174 breadth of domains, 149-150 combining with assessment of intellectual capabilities, 3 domains missing from adaptive behavior scales, 150-153 in eligibility determination, 174-195 methods, 155-158 .
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... , 219 Adaptive behavior scale content and SSA criteria, 174-183 activities of daily living, 175 personal functioning, 180-181 social functioning, 175, 180 Adaptive Behavior Scales (ABS) , 154, 160, 168-169 adequacy of normative samples for, 163-164 School Edition, 163 -164, 167 Adaptive behavior scales, 166-174 AAMR Adaptive Behavior Scales, 168-169 Adaptive Behavior Assessment System, 170-171 Adaptive Behavior Evaluation Scale, 173 Adaptive Behavior Inventory, 172 Battelle Developmental Inventory, 171 Comprehensive Test of Adaptive Behavior, 171-172 Independent Living Scales, 172-173 Parent Rating of Student Behavior, 173 Scales of Independent Behavior, 169-170 Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 167-168 Administrative law judge, 17 Adults, 270-273 criteria for mental retardation, 20 Aicardi syndrome, 259 Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
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... , 92, 98, 110, 113 Combination of IQ and adaptive functioning data, 3, 8-9, 33-34, 208-244 classification agreement in IQ and adaptive behavior, 223-230 diagnostic construct of mental retardation, 209-218 recommendations, 8-9, 242-244 relationship of adaptive behavior and intellectual functioning, 218-230 SSI and DI eligibility decisions, 230-241 variables that influence correlations, 218-223 Comparable prediction, in IQ tests, 136 Competencies versus perceptions, 219220 Composite scores supported through factor analyses, of IQ tests, 129 Comprehensive evaluation, 232-233 Comprehensive Test of Adaptive Behavior (CTAB) , 171-172, 217 adequacy of normative samples for, 164
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... on behavioral descriptions of adaptive functioning, 7 defining mental retardation, 24-25, 29, 145-146, 250, 262-263, 265, 267 Diagnostic construct of mental retardation, 209-218 classification criteria for adaptive behavior, 212-218 classification criteria for intellectual functioning, 210-212 Differential diagnosis, 10-11, 34-35, 245-281 adults, 270-273 clinical considerations and eligibility determination, 247251 cultural issues, 273-274 high school years and adolescence, 266-270 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, 252-261 part scores, 277-278 recommendations, 10-11, 280-281 school-age children, 261-266 specific disorders associated with mental retardation, 274-278 Differential item function (DIF) , in IQ tests, 135 Differential test function (DTF)
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... See Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition Dual diagnosis, 204 E Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program, 55 Educational systems, identification of students with mental retardation, 2, 67 Electroencephalography, 259 Eligibility determination, 174-195, 248-251 clinical considerations, 189-195 correspondence between SSI classification domains and those in prominent adaptive behavior measures, 182-183 327 general clinical practice and adaptive behavior scales, 187189 principal measures, 176-180 relation of principal adaptive behavior scale content to SSA criteria, 174-183 sensitivity of scales at ranges in which diagnostic confirmation is a priority, 181, 184-187 Employability, of people with mental retardation, 3-4, 55-60, 65-66 Employment barriers, for people with disabilities, 61-63 English as a second language, 134 Environmental conditions, 105-106 Examinee characteristics, 101-104 Examiner influences, 103 -105 Examiner qualifications, 237 Examiner's manual norms for IQ testing, 122-123 reporting all statistical transformations used to develop interpretive scores in, 122-123 External evidence of IQ test fairness, 136-137 comparable prediction, 136 .
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... , 50,58,261,270 Amendments of 1997, 50 Infants, 252-261 autism and pervasive developmental disorders, 254-257 cerebral palsy, 257-258 hearing impairment, 260 mortality in U.S., 53
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... , 3 0, 146, 262-263 International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICIDH-2) , 204 International English, 146 Interviews, structured versus unstructured, 194 Invariant factor structure and scale reliabilities, in IQ tests, 135-136 IQ simulations, 224-229 Monte Carlo, 225-226 Item density, 161 Item sampling in relation to age, 160-161 Joint Association Test Standards, 224 Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 167 Judgment errors in eligibility decisions, 23 1-232 confirmation bias, 231 primacy effect, 232
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... , 25 Mild mental retardation, 1 versus learning disability, 262-265 Minimizing adverse impact and selection bias outcomes, in IQ tests, 136-137 Monte Carlo simulations, 36, 184, 224226 Multicultural bias and sensitivity reviews, in IQ tests, 135 Multidimensional versus unidimensional measures, of cognitive functioning, 117-118, 148-149 N National Academy of Social Insurance, 63 National Association of School Psychologists, 104, 125 National Commission on Childhood Disability, 44 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) , 26 National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplement (NHISD)
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... . autism and pervasive developmental disorders, 254257 cerebral palsy, 257-258 hearing impairment, 260 seizure disorders, 258-260 vision impairment, 261 Prevalence of learning disabilities, changes in, 239 Prevalence of mental retardation, 2, 15, 25-27, 246 changes in, 239 in the general population, 25-26 in the social security system, 26-27 Primacy effect, 232
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... . item sampling in relation to age, 160-161 reliability of informant judgments, 161-162 socioculturalbiases, 164-166 validity of informant judgments, 162-163 Psychometric standards, 118-137 evidence of test score validity, 127131 fairness in testing, 133-137 intelligence test norms, 119-127 test score validity, 131-133 Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults, 204 Q Question guide, for assessment of social-cognitive processes, 202 R Racial backgrounds, of applicants for services under SSA, 2 RAND, 13 INDEX Raven Progressive Matrices, 118 Recency effect, 232 Reiss Screen for Maladaptive Behavior, 204 Reliability of informant judgments, 161-162 Research needed, 12-14, 35 Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist, 203 in adaptive behavior assessment, 195-205 Assessment of Dual Diagnosis, 204 International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health, 204 Psychiatric Assessment Schedule for Adults with Developmental Disability, 204 Psychopathology Instrument for Mentally Retarded Adults, 204 recommendations, 13-14 Reiss Screen for Maladaptive Behavior, 204 social-cognitive perspective, 195-203 World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II, 204-205 Response sets, 194-195 Rett's disorder, 256 Return to work, by people with mental retardation, 61 Rural educational systems, identification of students in, 2, 67 S Sample variance, 220 Sampling plans, thoroughly described norms for IQ testing, 120 Scale content, 218-219 Scales of Independent Behavior (SIBR)
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... See Supplemental Security Income benefits Standardization of examiners and procedures, in IQ testing, 123 333 Standardized assessment, of adaptive functioning, 7, 30, 145 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, 98n, 117, 119, 125, 180n Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, Fourth Edition, 98-99, 111, 113, 128-129, 221 State Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , 54 State disability determination services (DDS)
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... , 198, 201 Test score validity, 127-133 external evidence of, 130-131 generalizability of test score reliability, 133 internal consistency, 132 internal evidence of, 127-130 local reliability, 132-133 total test short-term stability, 133 Theories of intellectual abilities, 75-93, 134-135 British hierarchical theorists, 80-82 Carroll's three-stratum theory, 8891 Cattell-Horn theory of fluid and crystallized intelligence, 5n, 8288 Guilford's structure of intellect, 82 information processing theories derived from cognitive psychology, 92 multiple intelligences, 93 PASS model, 91-92 Spearman's two-factor theory, 75-78 Sternberg's notion of successful intelligence, 93 Thurstone's primary mental abilities, 78-80 Thurstone, L.L., 78 Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act, 63-66 need to go beyond, 66 Toddlers, 252-261 autism and pervasive developmental disorders, 254-257 cerebral palsy, 257-258 hearing impairment, 260 seizure disorders, 258-260 vision impairment, 261 Total test scores, 108-109 INDEX Total test short-term stability, 133 True positives, 230 U Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT) , 99, 110, 113 Urban educational systems, identification of students in, 2, 67 U.S.
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... , 96-97, 110, 219 335 Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-it, 108 Wechsler scales of intelligence, 4, 6, 3 1-32, 72-73, 99 outdated, 124 Wechsler Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual Organization Indexes, 115 West syndrome, 259 Williams syndrome, 275 Woodcock-Johnson PsychoEducational Battery, 100, 169 Work incentives. See also Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act recommendations, 66-67 World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS II)
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Key Terms

  • mental retardation
  • behavior scales
  • adaptive functioning
  • disability determination
  • intellectual functioning

  • total test
  • normative samples
  • defining mental
  • test score
  • behavior assessment

  • intelligence test
  • test scores
  • developmental disorders
  • determination process
  • classification criteria

  • pervasive developmental
  • psychological association
  • eligibility decisions
  • american psychological
  • assessment schedule

  • competence model
  • developmental disabilities
  • security administration
  • behavior inventory
  • metropolitan atlanta

  • security income
  • determination services
  • international classification
  • social competence
  • comprehensive test


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