ABSTRACT

This is Volume III of thirty-two in the Developmental Psychology series. Initially published in 1917, in this book an attempt has been made to discuss practical aspects of special abilities and disabilities, to offer in detail methods of attacking problem-cases, and to present various types, both (a) of particular disabilities in those who have normal general ability and (b) of particular abilities in those who are below normal in general capacities.

chapter Chapter I|11 pages

The Problem

chapter Chapter II|11 pages

Methods of Diagnosis

chapter Chapter III|17 pages

Differential Diagnosis

chapter Chapter IV|10 pages

Some Present Educational Tendencies

chapter Chapter V|25 pages

Special Defects in Number Work

chapter Chapter VI|43 pages

Special Defects in Language Ability

chapter Chapter VII|48 pages

Special Defects in Separate Mental Processes

chapter Chapter VIII|30 pages

Defects in Mental Control

chapter Chapter X|9 pages

General Conclusions