TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1938//
TI  - Mental development of children in foster homes
JO  - Journal of consulting psychology
A1  - Skeels, H. M.
SP  - 33
EP  - 43
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
N2  - RESULTS of a study of the mental development of 147 children placed in foster homes when under 6 months of age show that: (1) the mean intelligence level is higher than would be expected for children coming from the educational, socioeconomic and occupational levels represented by the true parents; (2) there is a zero correlation between the true mother's IQ and that of the child; (3) the mental level of the children compares favorably with that reported by other investigators for children of similar age from superior occupational levels. The article is preceded by a portrait of R. S. Woodworth. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0095-8891
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0056092
ID  - ref1
ER  -