Short-Term Memory for Movement Duration in Mentally Retarded and Nonretarded Adults

Both retarded and nonretarded adults (N=26) failed to benefit from opportunities to mentally rehearse their criterion movement over the retention interval, suggesting that strategic differences between the groups cannot explain the poorer performances of the retarded Ss. The retarded Ss appeared to...

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Published inAustralia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities Vol. 10; no. 4; p. 191
Main Authors Elliott, Digby, Grundy, Stephen B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1984
Subjects
Memory
Mental Retardation
Psychomotor Skills
Retention (Psychology)
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Summary:Both retarded and nonretarded adults (N=26) failed to benefit from opportunities to mentally rehearse their criterion movement over the retention interval, suggesting that strategic differences between the groups cannot explain the poorer performances of the retarded Ss. The retarded Ss appeared to have problems remembering the sensory consequences of a movement. (CL)