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AVLT memory scores as a function of age among general medical, neurologic and alcoholic patients
Author(s) -
Query William T.,
Berger Randy A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198010)36:4<1009::aid-jclp2270360433>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - psychology , recall , context (archaeology) , test (biology) , verbal learning , recognition memory , clinical psychology , audiology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , cognition , cognitive psychology , medicine , paleontology , biology
Analyzed data from the administration of the Rey AVLT to 232 general hospital patients according to age and type of diagnosis and influences of these variables on learning, recall and recognition. Aging has a different effect on these three test scores, depending on the classification of the patient. Non‐organically impaired S s had difficulties with recognition the older they were; S s with ABS showed learning deficits; in CBS (alcoholic) S s, aging was associated with poor recall performance, but not significantly. Younger, higher educated and more intelligent S s have better recognition, whereas better learning is associated with only education as a factor. Analysis of these results was made in the context of storage system theory with further implications.