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  • Title: Generalized identity matching of two-dimensional forms by individuals with moderate to profound mental retardation.
    Author: Saunders KJ, Johnston MD, Tompkins BF, Dutcher DL, Williams DC.
    Journal: Am J Ment Retard; 1997 Nov; 102(3):285-91. PubMed ID: 9394137.
    Abstract:
    The classic literature suggests that individuals with MAs of less than 5 years may fail tasks that require same/different judgments. In Study 1 we used an assessment procedure that provided minimal instructional programming to determine whether 17 adults with MAs ranging from 2 years, 5 months to 4 years, 11 months would show accurate identity matching-to-sample. Stimuli were letter-like nonsense forms. Eight participants showed highly accurate matching. Eight of the 9 who failed were available for further study. Of these, 5 ultimately demonstrated highly accurate matching after training with standard fading procedures. These data suggest that a greater proportion of individuals with low MAs can exhibit generalized identity matching than previously documented in the literature.
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