Comparative study of verbal originality in deaf and hearing children.
Verbal originality scores were obtained from Onomatopoeia and Images, Form 1B, given to 181 deaf and 236 hearing Ss aged 10 to 19 yr. The hearing Ss scored significantly higher than the deaf Ss. Significant main effects for age were found but not for sex. The only significant interaction was found for hearing status and age. Deaf Ss became more productive as age increased, while performance of hearing Ss relative to age fluctuated.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001307:Auditory Perception; D002648:Child; D003405:Creativity; D003638:Deafness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D014705:Verbal Behavior