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Boyd, Bruce D.; Ellis, Norman R. – Intelligence, 1986
Individual differences in memory were examined from the levels of processing perspective. The hypothesis that retarded persons process at a more superficial level was not supported. A "Spread of encoding" deficit in retarded persons is favored to explain the recall differences obtained in this experiment. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, Encoding (Psychology), High Schools