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Rojahn, Johannes; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1994
This study examined whether 49 adults with mild or moderate mental retardation could perform reliably enough on the Penn Facial Discrimination Task to make this a useful research measure for evaluating visual-receptive processing. Results found subjects generally performed well above chance level, that retest reliability was reasonably high, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Discrimination Learning, Facial Expressions, Mild Mental Retardation
Mackay, Harry A.; Soraci, Sal A.; Carlin, Michael T.; Dennis, Nancy A.; Strawbridge, Christina P. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2002
Matching-to-sample skills are involved in language acquisition and reading and counting abilities. The rapid, even errorless, induction of matching performances in young children and 28 individuals with mental retardation (ages 11-20) was demonstrated through the structuring of a visual array that promoted detection of the relevant stimulus.…
Descriptors: Attention, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Retardation, Training Methods
