Spaced-Retrieval Effects on Memory for Scenes in Older Adults with Probable Alzheimer's Disease
Previous studies have found the spaced-retrieval memory intervention technique to be successful in training people with probable Alzheimers disease (AD) to learn new, simple associations. In the present study, we expanded on these previous findings by training eight participants with probable AD to...
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LSU
2006
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Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-07122006-125829/ |
Summary: | Previous studies have found the spaced-retrieval memory intervention technique to be successful in training people with probable Alzheimers disease (AD) to learn new, simple associations. In the present study, we expanded on these previous findings by training eight participants with probable AD to learn the names and pictures of countries via spaced retrieval. We demonstrated the flexibility of the technique, gave insight as to the effects of distracters on the spaced-retrieval training performance, and demonstrated the memorial effects of adding pictorial support to the text.
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