Application of a Rasch analysis to the examination of the perception of facial affect among persons with mental retardation

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-171

  Gumpel, Tom ^b   Wilson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MODEL; PERCEPTION;

EID: 0029874960     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0891-4222(95)00041-0     Document Type: Article

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