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Peer reviewedHolden, Edward H., Jr.; Corrigan, James G. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1983
Compared 24 educable mentally retarded (EMR) adolescents, 24 chronological age (CA) matched nonretarded adolescents, and 24 mental age (MA) matched children in same-different decision task in which dyadic sequences were presented within and across visual and auditory modalities. Results supported concept of greater visual dominance by retarded and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention, Auditory Stimuli, Chronological Age
Direct linkVicari, S.; Marotta, L.; Carlesimo, G. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2004
Verbal short-term memory, as measured by digit or word span, is generally impaired in individuals with Down's syndrome (DS) compared to mental age-matched controls. Moving from the working memory model, the present authors investigated the hypothesis that impairment in some of the articulatory loop sub-components is at the base of the deficient…
Descriptors: Mental Age, Short Term Memory, Downs Syndrome, Verbal Ability
Peer reviewedCrombie, Mary; Gunn, Pat – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1998
A comparison of 33 Australian adolescents with Down syndrome who did not receive early intervention services and 41 adolescents with Down syndrome who had received early intervention services found no significant difference between the two cohorts in cognitive functioning. Socioeconomic status, mothers' education, and gender were predictors of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Downs Syndrome, Early Intervention
