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ERIC Number: EJ204361
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Are Learning Disabled Children More Impulsive? A Comparison of Learning Disabled and Normal-Achieving Children on Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test.
Nagle, Richard J.; Thwaite, Ben C.
Psychology in the Schools, v16 n3 p351-55 1979
Compared the performance of learning disabled and normal-achieving third- and fourth-grade children on Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test to determine group differences along the impulsivity-reflection dimension. Overall results suggest that learning disabled children are not more impulsive but rather use poor strategic behavior in processing information. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Learning Disabilities, Responses, Self Control
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Matching Familiar Figures Test (Kagan)