title: Enhancing free-recall rates of individuals with mental retardation.
abstract: Generative encoding contexts promote activation of multiple retrieval routes and have been shown to enhance free-recall rates of individuals without mental retardation. The present extension to individuals with mental retardation involved a comparison of two encoding conditions: (a) fade-in, initially presenting pictures out of focus then slowly fading them into focus, and (b) fade-out, presenting pictures clearly then slowly blurring them. Results indicated that free-recall rates were greater for the fade-in items for the individuals with mental retardation and CA-matched comparisons, but not for the MA-matched group. These findings demonstrate the utility of a generative encoding context that does not involve verbal instruction for individuals with and without mental retardation.
authors: Shriver Center of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Waltham, 02452, USA. michael.carlin@umassmed.edu
authors: M T
authors: MT
authors: Carlin
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Soraci
authors: N A
authors: NA
authors: Dennis
authors: N A
authors: NA
authors: Chechile
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Loiselle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D003463:Cues; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D010470:Perceptual Masking