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Johns, Adam; Homewood, Judi; Stevenson, Richard; Taylor, Alan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study examined differences in implicit and explicit memory performance between people with Down syndrome (DS), their siblings, children matched on mental age, and university undergraduates, using olfactory stimuli. The DS and mental-age matched participants were also compared on two tasks of executive function. The data revealed implicit…
Descriptors: Siblings, Stimuli, Down Syndrome, Memory
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Pyo, Geunyeong; Ala, Tom; Kyrouac, Gregory A.; Verhulst, Steven J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Objective assessment of memory functioning is an important part of evaluation for Dementia of Alzheimer Type (DAT). The revised Picture Recognition Memory Test (r-PRMT) is a test for visual recognition memory to assess memory functioning of persons with intellectual disabilities (ID), specifically targeting moderate to severe ID. A pilot study was…
Descriptors: Severe Mental Retardation, Dementia, Recognition (Psychology), Visual Perception
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Loomes, Carly; Rasmussen, Carmen; Pei, Jacqueline; Manji, Shazeen; Andrew, Gail – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
A key area of weakness in individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is working memory, thus the goal of this study was to determine whether teaching children (aged 4-11) with FASD verbal rehearsal would increase their memory. Rehearsal training has been effective in other populations with working memory difficulties, so we…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Pretests Posttests, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome