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Word Frequency and the Intentional-Incidental Verbal-Discrimination Learning of Nonretarded and Mentally Retarded Individuals.
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Libkuman, Terry M. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1982
Results revealed a significant Intelligence x Frequency interaction, which indicated that the retarded group exhibited an incidential learning deficit but only under the high frequency condition. A possible explanation for this finding was discussed within the context of depth of processing. (Author)
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Incidental Learning, Mental Retardation, Verbal Learning
Word Frequency and Pronunciation and the Verbal-Discrimination Learning of Nonretarded and Retarded Children
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Libkuman, Terry M. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1972
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Low-IQ Deficit in Intradimensional Discrimination Shift Despite Overtraining and Verbal Feedback
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Lobb, Harold; Stogdill, Daniel – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1975
Descriptors: Children, Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Cue Selection in Verbal Discrimination Learning of Retarded Subjects
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Ashford, Donnell C.; Baumeister, Alfred A. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1975
Presents a series of these experiments which examined cue function in trigram verbal discrimination learning by retarded subjects. The two variables of chief interest were: (1) trigram meaningfulness, and (2) reinforcement history. (Author/LLK)
Descriptors: Adults, Cues, Discrimination Learning, Handicapped Children
Learning in Mental Retardation: A Comprehensive Bibliography.
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Gardner, James M.; And Others – 1969
The bibliography on learning in mentally handicapped persons is divided into the following topic categories: applied behavior change, classical conditioning, discrimination, generalization, motor learning, reinforcement, verbal learning, and miscellaneous. An author index is included. (KW)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Bibliographies, Conditioning, Discrimination Learning
Long-Term Effects of Conservation Training with Educationally Subnormal Children
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Field, Dorothy – Journal of Special Education, 1974
Descriptors: Conservation (Concept), Discrimination Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Research
HANDBOOK OF MENTAL DEFICIENCY, PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY AND RESEARCH. MCGRAW-HILL SERIES IN PSYCHOLOGY.
ELLIS, NORMAN R. – 1963
THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF 21 AUTHORS IN THIS VOLUME ARE DEVOTED TO ASSESSING THE STATUS OF RESEARCH AND THEORY IN MENTAL DEFICIENCY, FOCUSING ATTENTION ON THE BEHAVIOR OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED. PART ONE IS CONCERNED WITH RESEARCH FINDINGS AND THEORIES TO EXPLAIN MENTAL DEFICIENCY. COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES REPRESENTED INCLUDE FIELD…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Behavior, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research