Kinetic-Imagery Ability of Mentally Retarded Young Adults.

Borys, Suzanne V.

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ERIC Number: EJ230220

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Publication Date: 1980-May

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Kinetic-Imagery Ability of Mentally Retarded Young Adults.

Borys, Suzanne V.

American Journal of Mental Deficiency, v84 n6 p582-88 May 1980

Only 11 of 22 mildly retarded young adults successfully passed a criterion pretest involving discriminating pairs of upright same-different cones. The 11 Ss performed poorly on a second task involving a more complex transformation. Ss who failed the criterion task produced primarily egocentric responses. (Author)

Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Imagery, Kinesthetic Perception, Mild Mental Retardation, Reaction Time, Visual Learning, Visual Stimuli, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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