Document Type
Thesis - campus only access
Date of Award
Summer 1981
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Psychology
Advisor
Jack Kramer
Abstract
The memory performance of four educable mentally retarded individuals was investigated using a multiple baseline across subjects design. Rehearsal training, meta-mnemonic theory from cognitive psychology, and self-instructional procedures from behavior modification research were synthesized into a training package designed to improve recall readiness skills among retarded adults. Following training, subjects took more time studying, recalled more idea units from the passages, and recalled more pictures on a free recall task. Subjects maintained the trained strategy at posttest on prose learning and generalized the strategy at posttest on a list recall task. The sample was small, adult, and institutionalized which limits the generalizations of the study to other settings (e.g., typical EMR classrooms). Discussion centered around the educational applications of this research in applied settings.
Recommended Citation
Pray, Bruce Stevens, "Training a Self-Instructional Routine for Estimating Recall Readiness: Generalization from Prose Learning to List Recall" (1981). Master's Theses. 1827.
DOI: 10.58809/GSEK7444
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/1827
Rights
© 1981 Bruce Stevens Pray
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