Are Learning Disabled Children More Impulsive? A Comparison of Learning Disabled and Normal-Achieving Children on Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test.

Nagle, Richard J.; Thwaite, Ben C.

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Are Learning Disabled Children More Impulsive? A Comparison of Learning Disabled and Normal-Achieving Children on Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test.

Nagle, Richard J.; Thwaite, Ben C.

Psychology in the Schools, v16 n3 p351-55 1979

Compared the performance of learning disabled and normal-achieving third- and fourth-grade children on Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test to determine group differences along the impulsivity-reflection dimension. Overall results suggest that learning disabled children are not more impulsive but rather use poor strategic behavior in processing information. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities, Responses, Self Control

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Language: English

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