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Musso MW, Barker AA, Proto DA, et al. College students' conceptualizations of deficits involved in mild intellectual disability. Res Dev Disabil. 2011;33(1):224-8doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.09.009.
Musso, M. W., Barker, A. A., Proto, D. A., & Gouvier, W. D. (2012). College students' conceptualizations of deficits involved in mild intellectual disability. Research in developmental disabilities, 33(1), 224-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2011.09.009
Musso, Mandi W, et al. "College students' conceptualizations of deficits involved in mild intellectual disability." Research in developmental disabilities vol. 33,1 (2012): 224-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2011.09.009
Musso MW, Barker AA, Proto DA, Gouvier WD. College students' conceptualizations of deficits involved in mild intellectual disability. Res Dev Disabil. 2012 Jan-Feb;33(1):224-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.09.009. Epub 2011 Oct 11. PMID: 22093668.
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Res Dev Disabil. 2012 Jan-Feb;33(1):224-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.09.009. Epub 2011 Oct 11.

College students' conceptualizations of deficits involved in mild intellectual disability.

Research in developmental disabilities

Mandi W Musso, Alyse A Barker, Daniel A Proto, Wm Drew Gouvier

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  1. Louisiana State University, Department of Psychology, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-5501, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 22093668 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.09.009

Abstract

Precedential rulings in recent capital murder trials may, in some cases, leave it up to a jury to determine whether or not an individual meets criteria for an intellectual disability (ID) and should be spared from the death penalty. Despite the potential for misconceptions about ID to bias decisions, few empirical studies have examined the public's conceptualizations of individuals with ID. This study sought to examine 890 college students' conceptualizations of the deficits involved in mild ID. Students were asked to respond to two online surveys about the cognitive and adaptive behavior deficits that people with mild ID may experience. While most students were correct about basic facts, such as ID is not contagious and not curable, there was no clear consensus regarding beliefs about individuals with ID getting married, having children, or engaging in other mainstream activities of adult living. Students' responses are examined in light of results of studies that identify and examine bona fide deficits and areas of successful mainstreaming among persons with ID. Implications of misconceptions are discussed.

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