A Preliminary Study Investigating How People with Mild Intellectual Disabilities Perform on the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test

In: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities: JARID, Band 13, Heft 3, S. 186-193

Abstract

AbstractTwenty participants with mild intellectual disabilities (IQ = 55–75) completed the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (RBMT; adult version). There was a significant difference in performance across the 12 subtests, with the tests relying on verbal memory (e.g. story recall) proving the most difficult and those depending on visual memory (e.g. picture recognition) the easiest. There was also a negative correlation between age and RBMT scores. It is concluded that the RBMT is a suitable test to use with this population; it provides useful clinical information, but as the test currently stands, identification of specific memory impairments may not be possible.