. Backward and feeble-minded children; clinical studies in the psychology of defectives, with a syllabus for the clinical examination and testing of children . test and inthe giving of similars, corresponds to thefindings with the Binet scale but wouldafter all be weak for a normal child. Thestory invented, however, does show someimaginative ability and some power of us-ing images to a purpose. Her writing is legible but omits or misuses punctuation marks,uses the infinitive for the past tense, composition is child-like, with primi-tive couplings up and repetitions ofand,
. Backward and feeble-minded children; clinical studies in the psychology of defectives, with a syllabus for the clinical examination and testing of children . test and inthe giving of similars, corresponds to thefindings with the Binet scale but wouldafter all be weak for a normal child. Thestory invented, however, does show someimaginative ability and some power of us-ing images to a purpose. Her writing is legible but omits or misuses punctuation marks,uses the infinitive for the past tense, composition is child-like, with primi-tive couplings up and repetitions ofand, and the occasional omission of aword apparently from distraction. Herspelling is normal but careless. Herthought is generally natural in its se-quences, tho she made the statement Pbegins with prevent and E begins with event. when askedto distinguish these words. The tapping tests showed a normal total with the left an 126 below with the right. But the work was irregular, andshowed defective control in the frequent knocking and ham-mering. Wildas actions in the presence of the opposite sex indi-cate that she has an abnormal deficiency of control of her. wilda c. Il8 BACKWARD AND FEEBLE-MINDED CHILDREN. sexual nature, and she would seem to have bad sexual attendant says emphatically that Wilda is very fond ofthe boys and that she is not very promising. She showsfacile emotional reactions to boys and men, and tendenciesto over-fondness in general. Her face becomes soft andwithout character as she looks up with an ever-ready smilewhich bespeaks notice and commendation. We have here the case of a mentally backward girl withvery moderate mental furnishings, but sufficient perhaps fora normal if simple life in society. But there is more to beconsidered than the intelligence. There is an abnormal lackof emotional control and an over-tendency to the things ofsex, with little development of will or foresight. When oneadds to this the tuberculous history and condition, and th
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