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Peer reviewedHayne, Harlene; And Others – Child Development, 1987
Infants were tested in three studies of the acquisition and long-term retention of category-specific information. Results document retention of category-specific information after intervals of two weeks. (PCB)
Descriptors: Classification, Infants, Learning Processes, Long Term Memory
Peer reviewedVarnhagen, Connie K.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1987
Auditory and visual memory span were examined with 13 Down Syndrome and 15 other trainable mentally retarded young adults. Although all subjects demonstrated relatively poor auditory memory span, Down Syndrome subjects were especially poor at long-term memory access for visual stimulus identification and short-term storage and processing of…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Downs Syndrome, Long Term Memory, Moderate Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedConners, Frances A.; Rosenquist, Celia J.; Atwell, Julie A.; Klinger, Laura Grofer – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2000
Nine adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and nine age- and IQ-matched adults with PWS completed standardized tests of long-term and short-term memory, visual and auditory processing, and reading and mathematics achievement. Contrary to previous findings, long-term memory in PWS subjects was strong relative to IQ and there was no evidence that…
Descriptors: Adults, Auditory Perception, Congenital Impairments, Intelligence Quotient
