title: Memory and problem-solving in aphasia.
abstract: In a series of experiments, aphasic adults and normal control subjects were presented with problems involving the principle of transitive inference. The design of the problems permitted selective consideration of the subject's logical, as opposed to grammatical, ability and further permitted separate consideration of logical ability and memory. The results of this experimental series showed that, in general, these aphasic patients were capable of successful inferential behavior. In conclusion, the data are interpreted to suggest that certain constraints on intelligence in aphasia occur as a result of defective memory, not defective logical ability.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000849:Anomia / Q000523:psychology; D001037:Aphasia / Q000523:psychology*; D001039:Aphasia, Broca / Q000523:psychology; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D004411:Dyslexia, Acquired / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D011340:Problem Solving; D014796:Visual Perception