The IES Test was administered to 40 learning disabled boys and 20 control Ss to test the hypothesis that learning disabled children manifest higher levels of impulsivity and lower levels of ego functioning than normal Ss. Of the eight comparisons made in regard to ego and impulse score means, all were in the predicted direction, with four statistically significant (p ≤ .05). No differences in superego functioning were predicted or found. Implications of the findings for remedial programs were discussed.
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