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The deaf child's conception of physical causality

Nass, Martin L.
The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology , Volume 69 (6): 669 PsycARTICLES®Dec 1, 1964

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The deaf child's conception of physical causality

Abstract

In an attempt to assess their causal thinking relative to hearing children of normal emotional status and emotionally disturbed hearing children, the responses of 12 deaf children, aged 8-10 yr., to question dealing with physical causality were compared with those of groups of emotionally disturbed and undisturbed hearing children of similar age and intelligence. Questions asked were of 2 experience levels, depending upon the accessibility of the causal agent to direct experience. Each child was asked 8 questions at each level. It was found that: (a) Significant differences among groups appeared with items whose causal agents were not accessible to direct experience, (b) The "prelogical" responses of the deaf tend to be of a phenomenistic nature. Those of the emotionally disturbed and normals are more inclined toward the animistic and dynamic categories. (c) By the age of 12 yr. no measurable group differences appeared. (17 ref.)
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Title
The deaf child's conception of physical causality
Author(s)
Nass, Martin L.
Journal
The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology , Volume 69 (6): 669 PsycARTICLES® – Dec 1, 1964
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1964 by American Psychological Association
ISSN
0096-851X
D.O.I.
10.1037/h0048910
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