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Peer reviewedTomporowski, Phillip D.; Allison, Pamela – American Journal of Mental Retardation, 1988
The sustained attention of 23 young adults with mild mental retardation and nonretarded subjects was assessed. Findings suggested that the sustained attention of the retarded differs from that of the nonretarded on those vigilance tasks that place demands on memory abilities. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Span, Cognitive Processes, Memory
