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VISUAL MOTOR SHORT TERM MEMORY IN EDUCATIONALLY SUBNORMAL BOYS
Author(s) -
SUGDEN D. A.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1978.tb03019.x
Subject(s) - psychology , mnemonic , developmental psychology , short term memory , audiology , cognitive psychology , cognition , working memory , neuroscience , medicine
S ummary . 45 ESN boys in three mental age groups of 6, 9, and 12 years were examined for developmental trends and rehearsal strategies on a visual motor short term memory task. Comparisons were made with 45 normal boys aged 6, 9, and 12. Developmental trends and rehearsal strategies were almost totally absent in ESN boys. Normal boys were superior to ESN boys when central processing space was available during a condition of rest. No differences were evident when central processing was prevented during an interpolated activity condition. It was concluded that normal–ESN differences could be attributed to lack of mnemonic strategies in the ESN boys.