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Surburg, Paul R. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1991
The study, with 32 adolescents with mild mental retardation and controls, found that imagery practice facilitated the execution of the reaction time component of a motor task and sometimes facilitated performance of the movement time component of the motor task. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Imagery, Instructional Effectiveness, Mild Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedEnns, James T.; Girgus, Joan S. – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Three experiments with observers aged 6 to 21 years of age examined the integration of shape information over successive glances. Results indicated age-related improvements in the sequential integration of shape information, both when integration occurs through successive glimpses over space and when information is separated only in time. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Encoding (Psychology)
Peer reviewedSears, Lonnie L.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
This study evaluated eye-blink conditioning in 11 persons with autism (ages 11 to 22). Compared to matched controls, persons with autism learned the task faster but performed short-latency, high-amplitude conditioned responses. Results suggest this population has the ability to rapidly associate paired stimuli but may have impairments in…
Descriptors: Autism, Classical Conditioning, Neurology, Paired Associate Learning
