A survey of research approaches
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A survey of research approaches
（Perspectives on fundamental processes in intellectual functioning / edited by Sal Soraci, v. 1）
Ablex Pub. Corp., 1998
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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This book represents a unique collection of diverse scientific perspectives, methods, and theoretical frameworks that collectively explore the wide range of processes involved in intellectual functioning. Chapters contributed by various researchers comprise sections on Information Processing, Neuroscience, Animal Models, Language Processing, and Applied Cognition. Issues involve both the scientific assessment of intellectual functioning, as well as its potential modifiability.
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Foreword PART I. INFORMATION PROCESSING Memory Competencies and Deficiencies: A Conceptual Framework and the Potential of Connectionist Models, Norman W. Bray, Kevin D. Reilly, Kathryn L. Fletcher, Lisa F. Huffman, Lisa A. Grupe, Mark F. Villa and Vivek Anumolu Facilitating Visual Attention, Sal A. Soraci, Michael T. Carlin and Laura J. Wiltse Prenatal Cognitive Development, Eugene K. Emory and Marlyne K. Israelian Model-Based Measurement of Group Differences: An Application Directed Towards Understanding the Information-Processing Mechanisms of Developmental Dyslexia PART II. NEUROSCIENCE Brain Imaging and Classification of Mental Retardation, Richard J. Haier, Kay Hazen, James Fallon, Michael T. Alkire, Michael J. Schell and Ira Lott Event-Related Brain Potentials and Language Comprehension: A Cognitive Neuroscience Approach to the Study of Intellectual Functioning, W. Caroline West, Timothy B. O'Rourke and Phillip J. Holcomb Emergent Properties of Brain Function and Development, Curtis K. Deutsch PART III. ANIMAL MODELS Processes of Visual Cognition in the Pigeon, Robert G. Cook, Jeffrey S. Katz and Brian R. Cavoto Behavior Analytic Assessment of Intellectual Functioning and Disability: An Interface between Research with Nonhumans and Humans with Limited Language, William J. McIlvane, Curtis K. Deutsch, R.W. Serna and W.V. Dube PART IV. LANGUAGE PROCESSING Applications of a Lexical Principles Framework for Studying Categorization and Word Learning in Different Populations, Krista M. Wilkinson and Helen Tager-Flusberg Phonological Processing: A Modular Ability?, Frances A. Conners, Michael D. Carr, Aimin Wang and Beverly S. Wyatt Emergent Behavior and Intellectual Functioning: Stimulus Classes, Generalization, and Transfer, Harry A. Mackay, Robert Stromer and Richard W. Serna PART V. APPLIED COGNITION Harry A. Mackay, Robert Stromer and Richard W. Serna PART V. APPLIED COGNITION Designing Environments to Reveal, Support, and Expand our Children's Potentials, John Bransford and The Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt Transfer as a Measure of Intellectual Functioning, Adrienne Y. Lee The Roles of Knowledge and Strategy in Cognitive Performance: The Case of Digit Span, Richard K. Wagner Author Index Subject Index
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