title: The Zeigarnik effect in a sample of mentally retarded persons.
abstract: A conceptual replication of the well known Zeigarnik effect was attempted with persons who had organic brain dysfunction. Data from a sample of 56 mentally retarded persons showed a significant difference in the recall of uncompleted versus completed tasks, thus establishing the Zeigarnik effect in that population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Counseling, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Normal 35762, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: House
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: McIntosh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D013850:Thinking