SPEED OF SCANNING IN PRIMARY MEMORY IN PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA OF THE ALZHEIMER-TYPE

被引:15
作者
BOAZ, TL
DENNEY, DR
机构
[1] Department of Community Mental Health, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida
[2] Department of Psychology, University of Kansas
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10.1037/0882-7974.8.2.294
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
The nature of the search of primary memory by persons with a presumptive diagnosis of mild Alzheimer's disease (DAT) was compared with that of normal elderly and young Persons using the Sternberg(1966) paradigm. DAT subjects evidenced a substantial deficit in the speed of scanning in primary memory and a deficit in at least one other stage of processing. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the decline in memory performance evidenced by persons with DAT may be attributable to an increase in the time requirements of mnemonic processing.
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