Measuring episodic memory: A novel approach with an indefinite number of alternative forms


Autoria(s): Humphreys, Michael; Smith, Simon; Pachana, Nancy A.; Tehan, Gerry; Byrne, Gerard J.
Data(s)

01/11/2010

Resumo

Both clinical practice and clinical research settings can require successive administrations of a memory test, particularly when following the trajectory of suspected memory decline in older adults. However, relatively few verbal episodic memory tests have alternative forms. We set out to create a broad based memory test to allow for the use of an essentially unlimited number of alternative forms. Four tasks for inclusion in such a test were developed. These tasks varied the requirement for recall as opposed to recognition, the need to form an association between unrelated words, and the need to discriminate the most recent list from earlier lists, all of which proved useful. A total of 115 participants completed the battery of tests and were used to show that the test could differentiate between older and younger adults; a sub-sample of 73 participants completed alternative forms of the tests to determine test-retest reliability and the amount of learning to learn.

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application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29061/

Publicador

John Wiley & Sons

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29061/1/c29061.pdf

DOI:10.1002/acp.1591

Humphreys, Michael, Smith, Simon, Pachana, Nancy A., Tehan, Gerry, & Byrne, Gerard J. (2010) Measuring episodic memory: A novel approach with an indefinite number of alternative forms. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 24(8), pp. 1080-1094.

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Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Fonte

Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety - Qld (CARRS-Q); Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Psychology & Counselling

Palavras-Chave #170106 Health Clinical and Counselling Psychology
Tipo

Journal Article