[The recall of information from memory by patients with memory disorders].
The way amnesics perform in a verbal fluency task was the subject of this study. More in particular the question was raised if amnesics (N = 15) would organize the semantic category (animals) in semantic fields as a strategy in the retrieval of category exemplars. It was shown that word production was deficient in comparison with normative data (Groninger Intelligence Test). A qualitative analysis of the retrieval process revealed that there was only a minor number of clusters in the protocols. It was concluded that amnesics searched for individual words. A cued retrieval condition yielded significant better results.
Psychiatrisch Centrum St. Amedeus, Mortsel, België.
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Gorissen
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011939:Mental Recall; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000523:psychology; D012153:Retention, Psychology
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