Open AccessSpecificity of the Cognitive Status of Students with Hearing Impairment: Implications for Inclusive Education
Author(s) -
K.D. Krivonogova,
Razumnikova Om
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
kliničeskaâ i specialʹnaâ psihologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2304-0394
DOI - 10.17759/cpse.2019080203
Subject(s) - psychology , cognition , audiology , executive functions , wechsler adult intelligence scale , working memory , verbal reasoning , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , neuroscience , medicine
Specificity of intelligence, attention and memory were studied in students with hearing impairment (26 individuals). This group shown less indicators of verbal intelligence and speed of selection of visually presented information as compared to the normal hearing group (28 individuals). Higher index of figurative and spatial intelligence, comparing to the verbal component of intelligence in the group with hearing impairments indicate the development of compensatory effect in visual functions. The smaller effect of proactive interference with a greater time of executive control in students with hearing impairments compared with the control group indicates a lack of development of the inhibitory functions of the prefrontal cortex.