Assessing same/different judgments in individuals with severe intellectual disabilities: A status report

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 343-368

  Serna, Richard W ^a   Dube, William V ^b   McIlvane, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; TRAINING; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL RECALL; MENTAL RETARDATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL;

EID: 0030853729     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(97)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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