Greenspan S, McGrew K S
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269, USA.
Res Dev Disabil. 1996 Mar-Apr;17(2):145-52; discussion 153-60. doi: 10.1016/0891-4222(95)00043-7.
In this paper, we respond to a 1992 study by Mathias and Nettelbeck in which, using exploratory factor analysis, they argued that the structure of intelligence in persons with mental retardation deviates from the model previously proposed by Greenspan. Applying the LISREL method of confirmatory factor analysis to Mathias and Nettelbeck's original correlation matrix, we found the Greenspan model (in which social and practical intelligence form separate factors) to be an equally plausible interpretation of their data as the single (Interpersonal Competence) factor found by Mathias and Nettelbeck. The fundings are discussed with respect to (a) the importance of using theory-based methods when addressing theory-based questions and (b) the role of social intelligence in the ongoing controversy over the meaning of mental retardation.
在本文中，我们回应了马蒂亚斯和内特尔贝克于1992年进行的一项研究。在该研究中，他们运用探索性因素分析，认为智力发育迟缓者的智力结构与格林斯潘先前提出的模型不同。我们将验证性因素分析的LISREL方法应用于马蒂亚斯和内特尔贝克的原始相关矩阵，发现格林斯潘模型（其中社会智力和实践智力构成单独的因素）对其数据的解释与马蒂亚斯和内特尔贝克所发现的单一（人际能力）因素同样合理。我们从以下两个方面讨论了这些发现：（a）在解决基于理论的问题时使用基于理论的方法的重要性；（b）社会智力在当前关于智力发育迟缓含义的争议中所起的作用。
