The Assessment of Basic Learning Abilities (ABLA) test predicts the relative efficacy of task preferences for persons with developmental disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 404-409

  Reyer, Howie S ^a   Sturmey, P ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment of Basic Learning Abilities; Choice; Disabilities; Discrimination; Preference; Tasks

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEARNING TEST; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PREDICTION;

ADULT; APTITUDE; APTITUDE TESTS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 33646246980     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00780.x     Document Type: Article

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