title: Demographic and intellectual correlates of the Short-term Memory Test.
abstract: This study examined the effect of demographic variables and intellectual factors on the Short-term Memory Test. Subjects were 20 patients neurologically diagnosed as brain-damaged. There was only one significant correlation between Verbal IQ and the Short-term Memory Test. Demographic variables of age, education, and sex did not correlate significantly with scores of the Short-term Memory Test.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Bjerklie
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Horton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000425:Alcohol Amnestic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000187:drug effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data