Implicit Memory in Aging Adults with Mental Retardation with and without Down Syndrome

• Published in: American journal of mental retardation Vol. 108; no. 4; p. 219
• Main Authors: Krinsky-McHale, Sharon J, Devenny, Darlynne A, Kittler, Phyllis, Silverman, Wayne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01-07-2003
• Subjects: Adult; Adult Education; Adults; Age Differences; Age Factors; Aging; Down Syndrome; Down Syndrome - diagnosis; Down Syndrome - psychology; Humans; Intellectual Disability - diagnosis; Intellectual Disability - psychology; Intelligence Quotient; Memory; Middle Aged; Mild Mental Retardation; Moderate Mental Retardation; Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data; Task Performance and Analysis
• ISSN: 0895-8017
• DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2003)108<219:IMIAAW>2.0.CO;2

This study examined effects of age and IQ on implicit memory in adults with mild or moderate mental retardation with (n=48) and without (n=46) Down syndrome. Although implicit memory showed an age-associated difference and IQ-associated variation in adults with mental retardation, these effects were relatively small, which supported theories proposing the relative invariance of implicit processes. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)