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Peer reviewedLebrato, Mary T.; Ellis, Norman R. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1974
Three experiments assessed the relative effectiveness of an imagery mnemonic on the paired-associate learning of 24 nonretarded and 24 educable mentally retarded adolescents. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Imagery, Mediation Theory
Download full textGriffith, Douglas; Actkinson, Tomme R. – 1978
This study was the first in a series of investigations designed to examine techniques purporting to enhance the effectiveness of human memory. The utility of a simple pegword mnemonic for Army enlisted personnel, representing three levels of general technical ability, was examined. Half of each ability group was instructed in use of a rhyme…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Enlisted Personnel
