Speed of Scanning in Primary Memory in Persons with Dementia of the Alzheimer Type
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1993
Keywords
speed of scanning in primary memory, adults & elderly with senile dementia of Alzheimer's type
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.8.2.294
Abstract
The nature of the search of primary memory by persons with a presumptive diagnosis of mild Alzheimer's disease (DAT) was compared with that of normal elderly and young persons using the Sternberg(l 966) paradigm. DAT subjects evidenced a substantial deficit in the speed of scanning in primary memory and a deficit in at least one other stage of processing. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the decline in memory performance evidenced by persons with DAT may be attributable to an increase in the time requirements of mnemonic processing.
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Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Psychology and Aging, v. 8, issue 2, p. 294-300
Scholar Commons Citation
Boaz, Timothy L. and Denney, Douglas R., "Speed of Scanning in Primary Memory in Persons with Dementia of the Alzheimer Type" (1993). Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. 96.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhlp_facpub/96
