Short-Term Memory Coding by Deaf Signers: The Primary Language Coding Hypothesis Reconsidered.

Hanson, Vicki L.; Lichtenstein, Edward H.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Short-Term Memory Coding by Deaf Signers: The Primary Language Coding Hypothesis Reconsidered.

Hanson, Vicki L.; Lichtenstein, Edward H.

Cognitive Psychology, v22 n2 p211-24 Apr 1990

The primary language hypothesis of short-term memory coding was challenged by an experiment with eight normally hearing college students and a review of the literature about deaf subjects. Whether or not deaf signers recode printed words into sign depends on a variety of task and subject factors. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Students, Deafness, Encoding (Psychology), Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Manual Communication, Short Term Memory, Sign Language

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Language: English

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