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Peer reviewedCattey, Tommy J. – Mental Retardation, 1985
Puretone auditory assessment of 21 adults with severe to profound mental retardation indicated that a bivariate plotting procedure of predicting hearing sensitivity from the acoustic reflexes should be included in an audiological test battery for this population. (CL)
Descriptors: Adults, Audiology, Audiometric Tests, Auditory Evaluation
Peer reviewedWyatt, William J. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1978
A profoundly retarded 28-year-old female was trained to avoid an aversive but harmless shock to the foot by withdrawing the foot upon presentation of a visual cue. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Adults, Auditory Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Mental Retardation
Air-Puff Conditioning Audiometry: Extending Its Applicability with Multiply Handicapped Individuals.
Peer reviewedLancioni, G. E.; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1990
This study examined the use of air-puff conditioning audiometry in the hearing assessment of 12 multiply handicapped (including severe/profound mental retardation) subjects, ages 9-32. Ten subjects reached criterion conditioning and then completed the hearing assessment with the air-puff procedure while one reached criterion with a modified…
Descriptors: Adults, Audiometric Tests, Auditory Evaluation, Children
