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Mosse, E. K.; Jarrold, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: The Hebb effect is a form of repetition-driven long-term learning that is thought to provide an analogue for the processes involved in new word learning. Other evidence suggests that verbal short-term memory also constrains now vocabulary acquisition, but if the Hebb effect is independent of short-term memory, then it may be possible…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Short Term Memory, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods
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Su, C. Y.; Chen, C. C.; Wuang, Y. P.; Lin, Y. H.; Wu, Y. Y. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Very little is known about the neuropsychological correlates of adaptive functioning in people with intellectual disabilities (ID). This study examined whether specific cognitive deficits and demographic variables predicted everyday functioning in adults with ID. Method: People with ID (n = 101; ages 19-41 years; mean education = 11…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Independent Living, Visual Perception, Models