The study examined the relationship between impulsivity and field-dependence in 44 prelingually deaf and 29 hearing males (6-15 years old). Impulsivity was assessed via the Matching Familiar Figures Tests, planning ability was assessed using the Porteus Maze Test Quotient, and field dependence was evaluated on the Children's Embedded Figures Test…

Thirty-three deaf and 33 hearing children were videotaped playing with their hearing mothers at 22 months and 3 years of age. The deaf and hearing dyads differed at 22 months only on communicative competence. In addition, interactions in deaf dyads were mother dominated and less harmonious than in hearing dyads. At 3 years, the deaf children also…

Typical characteristics of impulsive children and adolescents are reviewed and strategies for changing this behavior are considered. Self-instruction training requires the child to verbalize a given problem, alternative approaches to resolution, and attentional strategies. Language becomes a mediator for self-monitoring and regulation. Cognitive…