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Peer reviewedCattey, Tommy J. – Mental Retardation, 1985
Puretone auditory assessment of 21 adults with severe to profound mental retardation indicated that a bivariate plotting procedure of predicting hearing sensitivity from the acoustic reflexes should be included in an audiological test battery for this population. (CL)
Descriptors: Adults, Audiology, Audiometric Tests, Auditory Evaluation
Peer reviewedDecker, T. Newell; Wilson, Wesley R. – Mental Retardation, 1977
Examined was the use of Visual Reinforcement Audiometry (use of a moving toy animal to reinforce head turning to sound) in measuring hearing thresholds of 28 institutionalized profoundly retarded persons (9-28 years old). (CL)
Descriptors: Audiometric Tests, Auditory Evaluation, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedGivens, Gregg D.; Seidemann, Michael F. – Mental Retardation, 1977
Thirty-eight mentally retarded persons who failed audiometric screening at school were evaluated tympanometrically. (JG)
Descriptors: Audiometric Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments
