Mohammad Narimani; Sanaz Eyni; Jhila Neiazi
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One of the most important issues in blind people is their memory and auditory processing. The purpose of this research was to systematically review the researches conducted in the field of auditory processing and types of memory of blind people compared to sighted people. The method of this research ...
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One of the most important issues in blind people is their memory and auditory processing. The purpose of this research was to systematically review the researches conducted in the field of auditory processing and types of memory of blind people compared to sighted people. The method of this research was a systematic review of 26 articles in the years 1388-1395 and 2004-2022 in the field of research related to memory and auditory processing of blind people compared to sighted people using Google Scholar, Eric, EBSCO, Science Direct, Scopus, PubMed, as well as Magiran, SID, Comprehensive Humanities Portal, Iran Doc, Noormags with the keywords of blindness, visual impairment, auditory processing, sighted and congenitally blind were used and selected for systematic reviews. The findings showed that out of 1381 sample groups, 48 percent were blind and 715 sighted participated. 30% of the studies in the field of short-term memory, 33% in the field of auditory-verbal memory, 15% in working memory, 11% in spatial memory, 7% in olfactory memory and 4% in numerical memory compared blind and sighted people. The findings indicated that, in general, in short-term memory, auditory-verbal memory, and working memory, the performance of blind people was better than that of sighted people. In the field of spatial memory, the results were inconsistent, and there was no significant difference between the olfactory memory of blind and sighted people. In terms of numerical memory, the performance of sighted people was better. In general, it is better to conduct more research focusing on one type of memory so that all aspects of it can be clarified.
akbar atadokht; ali sheikholeslami; seiedetaiebe hoseini; najmeh jokar
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Thisstudy aimed to investigate the role of meta-cognitive beliefs and emotionalintelligence in predicting social adjustment in blind peopleand its comparisonwith normal individuals. The research method was causal comparative and thestatistical populations were all the blind persons who were the members ...
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Thisstudy aimed to investigate the role of meta-cognitive beliefs and emotionalintelligence in predicting social adjustment in blind peopleand its comparisonwith normal individuals. The research method was causal comparative and thestatistical populations were all the blind persons who were the members ofArdabil Blindness Association in the first 6 months of 2013 and the ordinarypeople in the age range 20 to40that had no disabilities. 80 subjects (50percent blind persons and 50 percent normal people) were chosen with availablesampling method and the data were gathered using Meta-Cognition Questionnaire,Emotional Intelligence Index and Adjustment Index, and they were analyzed bychi-square, ANOVA and multivariate regression. The results showed that therewere significant differences between blind persons and normal people withrespect to some variables such as self-awareness, self-management, socialawareness and cognitive self-awareness. The emotional intelligence of the blindsubjects was higher than normal subjects (p<0.05). Regression analysisshowed that the related models about the prediction of social adjustment basedon emotional intelligence components and meta-cognitive components weresignificant in the blind persons (p<0.01), but they were not significant innormal subjects (p>0.05).20percent of the total variance of socialadjustment in the blind persons was explained by emotional intelligence andmeta-cognitive beliefs. These results have applications for the prevention of social and psychological dysfunctionsand are usable in rehabilitation for blind people.
Parviz Sharifi Daramadi; Maryam Malmir
Volume 2, Issue 6 , June 2012, , Pages 47-60
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Objective: The aim of this research is to assess the auditory information processing in blind adolescents.
Method: The present study is an applied research carried out by field research methodology. 15 blind and 15 sighted students (aged from 14 to 16) of high schools in Tehran and suburbs were selected. ...
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Objective: The aim of this research is to assess the auditory information processing in blind adolescents.
Method: The present study is an applied research carried out by field research methodology. 15 blind and 15 sighted students (aged from 14 to 16) of high schools in Tehran and suburbs were selected. In order to assess the speed of auditory information processing, both sample groups were tested using two versions of Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT2.8 & PASAT1.6). The data were analyzed by T (independent) statistical test.
Results: Blind students didn’t show any significant difference with sighted ones in PASAT 2.8 (α= 0.05); however, they showed a highly significant difference in PASAT 1.6 (α= 0.05). In other words, blind students performed better than sighted ones.
Conclusion: The results indicate that when it comes to auditory information processing speed, performance of blind students is relatively better than sighted ones in PASAT test. The faster the presentation of stimulus, the more significant is the difference of their performance.
Recommendations: Based on the findings of this study, it is suggested that when educating blind students, teachers should pay attention to their special abilities in processing auditory information and lay more stress on educating these students by relying on their auditory abilities.