title: Do memory-impaired individuals report stable attitudes?
abstract: This research explored whether individuals diagnosed with probable Alzheimer's disease report stable attitudes. Two groups of participants (16 memory-impaired individuals with dementia and 16 matched controls without memory impairment) were presented with photos of various common objects and asked to indicate their attitude towards each object. Participants completed this task on two occasions, separated by 1 week. The results of the experiment revealed that memory-impaired individuals showed significant stability across time in their attitudes, although their level of attitude stability was less pronounced than that demonstrated by the matched controls. Theoretical and applied implications of the results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiff University, UK. haddockgg@cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Haddock
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Newson
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haworth
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders; D010781:Photography; D006113:United Kingdom