False recall of critical lures in students with diagnosed learning disabilities.
40 students (M age = 13.5 yr., SD = 1) from a rural south Georgia school system participated. 20 participants (11 boys, 9 girls) were receiving special education services for diagnosed learning disabilities, and 20 were general education students (10 boys, 10 girls). Students attempted to memorize a list of 15 words in 1 min., tried to recall the words, and then repeated the process for each of 10-word lists. As predicted, students with diagnosed learning disabilities recalled fewer words overall and fewer critical lures than did the general education students.
Valdosta City Schools, Valdosta, Georgia, USA.
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Branch
Larry D
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Hilgert
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Browne
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Monetti
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D011584:Psychology / Q000379:methods*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014825:Vocabulary