Tactile memory of deafblind participants

On the basis of the compensation theory of sensory impairments (Palmer, 1997) it was hypothesized that deafblind people would have superior tactile memory to sighted hearing control subjects. The game of 'matching pairs' was adapted as a tactile version and administered to seven deafblind...

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Published inDeafness & education international Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 108 - 113
Main Authors Arnold, Paul, Leadley, Jane
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.06.1999
Subjects
deafblind
digit span
matching pairs
Pelmanism
tactile memory
texture
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ISSN1464-3154
1557-069X
DOI10.1179/146431599790561415

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Summary:On the basis of the compensation theory of sensory impairments (Palmer, 1997) it was hypothesized that deafblind people would have superior tactile memory to sighted hearing control subjects. The game of 'matching pairs' was adapted as a tactile version and administered to seven deafblind participants and six sighted hearing control subjects. The number of moves to complete the game, time taken, and errors were recorded. The deafblind people made fewer moves and took less time to complete the game. The number of errors made was not different in the two groups.
ISSN:1464-3154
1557-069X
DOI:10.1179/146431599790561415