ABSTRACT
In a recent study (Hickson, Golden, Khemka, Urv, & Yamusah, 1998), adults with and without mental retardation were asked to respond to a brief vignette based on the above situation. In the vignette, Jeff approached Emily who was shooting baskets in the park and asked her to come with him to his friends’ house. When she initially refused, “Jeff, who had often made fun of Emily in the past, put his arm around Emily and promised her a date with his handsome older brother” if she
would come with him. When asked what Emily should do, all but one of the respondents without mental retardation said that Emily should not go with Jeff. However, only one third of the respondents with mental retardation said that Emily should not go with Jeff.
