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Spatial memory and perception in stroke patients: The importance of order effects
Author(s) -
Allen Elizabeth A.,
Larner Stuart
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1987.tb01351.x
Subject(s) - psychology , task (project management) , matching (statistics) , stroke (engine) , perception , audiology , cognitive psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , neuroscience , economics , mechanical engineering , management , pathology , engineering
The performance of left and right CVA patients on two tasks, spatial matching and spatial recognition, was compared, using a design which also examined the effects of order of task presentation. All groups performed better on matching than on recognition trials, and the left CVA subjects obtained higher scores than right CVA subjects on both types of trial. A significant lesion x order interaction reflected the particularly poor performance of right CVA subjects who received the more difficult task (recognition) first. The clinical implications are discussed.