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Peer reviewedSaccuzzo, Dennis P.; Michael, Brad – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1984
Three experiments were conducted in an investigation of information-processing capabilities of mentally retarded adults, nonretarded children (mental age control), and nonretarded adults (chronological age control). Findings support the theory of a structural defect in mentally retarded persons that results in slow information processing.…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities
Peer reviewedCourchesne, Eric; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1989
The study investigated two neurophysiologic components of event-related brain potential during auditory and visual target detection tasks with 11 non-retarded autistic children, 9 retarded autistic children, and 16 normal subjects, aged 15-19. Results were consistent with the hypothesis that non-retarded autism involves abnormal attentional and…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Auditory Perception, Autism, Cognitive Processes
Download full textVockell, Karen; And Others
The study tested the effectiveness of Project LIFE, a programed language system, on a population of mentally retarded and/or learning disabled deaf children at Indiana State School for the Deaf. The perceptual training sequences and the thinking activities sequences of Project LIFE were implemented and evaluated. Pretest and posttest comparisons…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments, Language Instruction
Kramer, Kay F., Ed.; Rosonke, Richard, Ed. – 1974
Eight papers on the diagnosis and treatment of handicapped children comprise proceedings of a conference for Directors of Special Education, past and present Regional Resource Center Directors, and the staff of the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped. E. Martin explains the rationale of Regional Resource Centers. A systems analysis of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conference Reports, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Programs
