Short-term and working memory differences in language/learning disabled and normal adults

被引:9
作者
Isaki, E
Plante, E
机构
[1] Natl. Ctr. Neurogenic Commun. D., Dept. Speech Hear. Sci., Univ. A., Tucson, AZ
关键词
memory; language/learning disabled;
D O I
10.1016/S0021-9924(96)00111-6
中图分类号
R36 [病理学]; R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100104 ; 100213 ;
摘要
Fifteen adults who reported a childhood history of speech-language and/or learning disability (L/LD) were tested on two verbal memory tasks. Their performance on sentence repetition and reading span measures was compared with that of a matched control group who reported no childhood history of L/LD. Results indicated statistically significant group performance differences on both short-term and working memory tasks. This suggests that verbal memory difficulties may be a longterm component of L/LD. (C) 1997 by Elsevier Science Inc.
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页码:427 / 437
页数:11
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