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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 846-856 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Research in Developmental Disabilities |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 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.
Funders | Funder number |
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Local Councils in Israel |
Keywords
- Analogies
- Eye movements
- Intellectual disability