Intellectual functioning of deaf adults and children: Answers and questions

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-89

  Marschark, Marc ^a,b  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SIGN LANGUAGE; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 31544431508     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440500216028     Document Type: Article

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