EFFECTS OF PREFERRED STIMULI ON FREE-RECALL OF MODERATELY AND SEVERELY MENTALLY-RETARDED CHILDREN

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 81  (4) , 391-393
Abstract
The effects of 2 types of stimuli, preferred and nonpreferred, on the free recall and clustering of 16 moderately and severely retarded public-school children were investigated. An empirical determination was made as to whether to classify a particular conceptual category of stimuli as preferred or nonpreferred. All subjects were presented with 18 objects from 6 conceptual categories in blocked condition. Both the preferred and nonpreferred stimuli were given to each subject in a counterbalanced order using a repeated measures design. The use of preferred stimuli apparently had a significant facilitating effect on recall but not clustering.

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