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Visual memory and auditory recall in anatomy students
Author(s) -
FOLAN J. C.,
SUPPLE M. DE MONTFORT
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1986.tb01393.x
Subject(s) - recall , audiology , psychology , visual memory , cognitive psychology , medicine , neuroscience , cognition
Summary. The performance of medical students in anatomy assessments of the spot, viva and essay type were compared with their performance in visual memory and auditory recall tests. The results demonstrate that defects in visual memory might be a contributory factor to poor performance in anatomy.