How similar is immediate memory in amnesic patients to delayed memory in normal subjects? A replication, extension and reassessment of the amnesic cueing effect
NeuropsychologiaPublished 1 January 1981
Andrew R. Mayes, Peter R. Meudell
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It was noted that neither amnesics nor controls derived any benefit from being oriented towards encoding the cued components in relation to whole words, and there was no group difference in production order of correctly cued words.
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Abstract The effect of good cued recall in the face of very poor recognition was replicated in a small group of alcoholic amnesics using guessing controls and an overt production technique. The amnesics showed a loss of familiarity for correctly cued words which was partly due to a loss of knowledge of when they were remembering or guessing. The same effects have been found elsewhere in delayed normal remembering and the significance of these similarities is discussed. It was also noted that neither amnesics nor controls derived any benefit from being oriented towards encoding the cued components in relation to whole words, and there was no group difference in production order of correctly cued words.
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