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The Zeigarnik effect in a sample of mentally retarded persons
1Department of Psychology and Counseling, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Normal 35762, USA.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|June 2, 2000
Abstract:
A conceptual replication of the well known Zeigarnik effect was attempted with persons who had organic brain dysfunction. Data from a sample of 56 mentally retarded persons showed a significant difference in the recall of uncompleted versus completed tasks, thus establishing the Zeigarnik effect in that population.