Analogies solving by individuals with and without intellectual disability: Different cognitive patterns as indicated by eye movements

Eli Vakil, Hefziba Lifshitz, David Tzuriel, Izhak Weiss, Yossi Arzuoan

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Abstract

Eighteen adults with intellectual disability (ID) and 20 children with typical development (TD) matched for cognitive level, participated in this study. Participants solved perceptual and conceptual analogies (from the Conceptual and Perceptual Analogical Modifiability Test-CPAM) while having their eye movements monitored. As predicted, the overall percent of correct answers was significantly higher for the TD group compared to that of the ID group. Comparison of the eye movement pattern of each group while solving the analogies revealed that in addition to the quantitative difference between the groups, there is a qualitative difference in the process of solving the analogies. The difference in the scanning pattern between the TD and the ID groups is interpreted as a reflection of two different types of strategies, Constructive matching and Response elimination, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)846-856
Number of pages11
JournalResearch in Developmental Disabilities
Volume32
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2011

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund for Development of Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Local Councils in Israel.

Funding

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund for Development of Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Local Councils in Israel.

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Local Councils in Israel

    Keywords

    • Analogies
    • Eye movements
    • Intellectual disability

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