Spoken Words and Manual Signs as Encoding Categories in Short-Term Memory for Mentally Retarded Children.

Reid, Barbara; Kiernan, Chris

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ERIC Number: EJ216103

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Publication Date: 1979-Sep

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Spoken Words and Manual Signs as Encoding Categories in Short-Term Memory for Mentally Retarded Children.

Reid, Barbara; Kiernan, Chris

American Journal of Mental Deficiency, v84 n2 p200-03 Sep 1979

To better understand the mechanisms underlying encoding, manual signs and spoken words were presented in a short term memory task to six severely retarded children (11 to 14 years old). It was found that manual signs were encoded differently from spoken words for short term memory storage. (Author/PHR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Exceptional Child Research, Language Acquisition, Manual Communication, Memory, Mental Retardation, Severe Mental Retardation, Speech Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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