Curiosity and mental retardation: Beyond IQ

Mental Retardation

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-81

  Reiss, Steven ^a   Reiss, Maggi M ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Walnut Springs Middle School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEAR; HUMAN; INTELLECT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEARNING; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL RETARDATION;

EID: 1842850578     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2004)42<77:CAMRBI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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