The implications of congenital deafness for working memory.
A model of the working memory of the congenitally deaf was built based on Baddeley's model. Following an examination of the literature pertaining to encoding used by the congenitally deaf, I concluded that a model of the working memory of the deaf must include subsystems for articulatory, sign, and visual encoding. By highlighting the inherent flexibility of a model such as Baddeley's, the proposed model allows for applications to the deaf, other special, and hearing populations.
Chalifoux
L M
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Psychology Department, Concordia University, Quebec, Canada.
D003638:Deafness / Q000151:congenital*; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory; D008954:Models, Biological