title: Auditory short-term memory and attentional control of mentally retarded persons.
abstract: Forty-six mildly and moderately retarded institutionalized persons were compared on their ability to recall auditory rhythms under two attentional conditions, when presented alone and when presented with another simultaneous rhythm. Results showed that short-term memory for auditory rhythms varied among these retarded individuals (a) according to IQ, independent of attentional condition and (b) according to attentional condition, independent of IQ.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001307:Auditory Perception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term