Citation

Werner H, Carrison D. J. Abnorm. Soc. Psychol. 1944; 39(1): 43-62.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1944, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/h0053642

PMID

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Abstract

Eighteen brain-injured, mentally retarded children were matched with inherently retarded children of similar MA and IQ. When asked if various objects and events were living or dead, the brain-injured children more often gave animistic responses, reasoned from human situation, and attributed conscious activity to the objects. It is suggested that the distractibility and lack of self-control of brain-injured children interfere with their differentiation of persons and things. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)