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Peer reviewedOusley, Opal Y.; Mesibov, Gary B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
Interviews with 21 high-functioning adults with autism and 20 mildly to moderately mentally retarded adults without autism indicated that the mentally retarded group had more sexual experiences, with no intergroup differences in sexual knowledge or interest. Intelligence quotient was positively correlated with knowledge scores and males had…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Autism, Comparative Analysis
Corsale, Kathleen; Gitomer, Drew – 1979
Developmental and individual differences in mathematical aptitude were investigated as a function of knowledge structure and processing variables. Results indicated the relative importance of knowledge structure and strategy skills in aptitude test performance. Protocol data further elaborated the interrelationships between knowledge and process…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences, Intelligence Differences
Schneider, Wolfgang; And Others – 1987
The expert-novice paradigm, which demonstrates the outstanding role of domain-specific knowledge in explaining differences in memory behavior and performance, was examined. Two studies are described which compared memory performance of groups equivalent with regard to domain-specific knowledge but differing in intellectual ability. The hypothesis…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Differences
Peer reviewedNumminen, H.; Service, E.; Ruoppila, I. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
A study explored working memory (WM) capacity, WM task requirements, as well as effects between WM, skills, knowledge base, and intelligence in adults with mental retardation and children aged 3-6 years. Adults were better on measures reflecting skills and knowledge base. Children performed better in phonological and visuo-spatial WM tasks.…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries
