Abstract: The production effect is the finding that, relative to silent reading, producing information at study (e.g., reading aloud) leads to a benefit in memory. In most studies of this effect, individuals are presented with a set of unique items, and ...
Summary: The influence of positive mood on psychic functions has not been examined yet for people with age-associated memory impairment (AAMI) and in those with only subjective memory complaints (SMC). Likewise it has not been shown if these groups differ ...
Use of the Word Association Technique for Memory Assessment in Older PatientsSummary: A free single-word association test (WAT) was performed with 82 older neurological patients (age range: 60 to 85 years), as part of a comprehensive neuropsychological ...
Zusammenfassung: Der Berühmte-Personen-Test ist ein deutschsprachiges Verfahren zur Evaluation des Altgedächtnisses für öffentliche Daten. Er deckt den Zeitraum von 1961 bis 1995 in sieben Jahrfünft-Schritten ab. Ein Testteil prüft semantisiertes Wissen, ...
Abstract: This study assessed the pattern of memory performance both in working memory components and episodic long-term memory in a sample of 30 schizophrenic patients, showing intact intellectual and attentional functions. The patients were compared ...
Abstract: Although neuropsychological investigations of schizophrenia are methodologically challenging and often reveal inconsistent and wide-ranging deficits, convergent themes in the literature can be found regarding abnormalities of attention, memory ...
Abstract: Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that has been associated with structural abnormalities of the medial temporal lobes and with impairments of memory function. The evidence for this association is weak. Many analyses have not investigated ...
Factor Structure of Different Neuropsychological Tests - Results of a Retrospective Study with Brain-Damaged PatientsAbstract: The tests results of 153 brain-damaged patients were factor analyzed. Their structure was examined. The factor analysis of 33 ...
Analysis of and Normative Data for a Test of Verbal MemorySummary: Two parallel forms (lists A and B) of a verbal memory task, in which 15 words are given together with their respective category names, were presented in two different versions with ...
Zusammenfassung: Der “Gedächtnis für Personen” Test (GPT), ein alltagsnaher Gedächtnistest zum Lernen von Informationen zu Personen, wurde an 89 gesunden Versuchspersonen normiert. Da bei niedrigerem Bildungsniveau ein Leistungsabfall für das Lernen und ...
We tested the hypothesis that women would vary in their sensitivity to the occurrence of sexism directed at themselves and others, and that this sensitivity would influence their estimations of the frequency of occurrence of sexism-related behaviors that ...
Modelling techniques play an important role in psychological research. This article discusses the formalism of discrimination nets. Using the CHREST architecture as an example, we show how this formalism can account for behaviour in various domains, such ...
Objective: This study was conducted to test the efficacy of a multiple micronutrient-fortified cooking salt. Methods: A randomized controlled trial with a pre- and post-test design was used to study children 5 to 18 years of age, with an experimental (n=...
Time, Psyche and DementiaAbstract: In dealing with psychiatric patients it may be helpful to leave the linear time concept of classical physics and understand time as a culturally and individually formed construct. New research in neuroscience tells us a ...
Aging Effects in the Extended Version of the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (RBMT-E)Normal aging is closely associated with memory changes. The extended version of the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (RBMT-E) was developed to identify subtle memory ...
The Use of Symptom Validity Tests in Neuropsychological Assessment: An Analogue StudyAbstract: German versions of three different symptom validity tests (SVT) were examined: the Amsterdam Short-Term Memory test (ASTM), the Word Memory Test (WMT), and the ...
Effects of L-Dopa on Storage and Retrieval of Verbal Information in Stroke PatientsAbstract: In a double-blind study we investigated the effect of the catecholaminerg stimulating drug L-Dopa on memory performance of stroke patients. 37 patients underwent ...
Zusammenfassung: Die Dynamik der Gedächtnisleistung von Patienten mit medialer Temporallappenepilepsie nach selektiver Amygdalahippokampektomie (AHE) wurde in zwei Studien untersucht. 48 Patienten beurteilten in einer katamnestischer Befragung ihr ...
Zusammenfassung:Einleitung: Neuere Untersuchungen diskutieren vermehrt den Einfluss von Cannabis zur Erklärung neuropsychologischer Beeinträchtigungen bei Ecstasykonsumenten. Methodik: Eine nach Alter, Bildung und kumulierter Cannabis-Dosis gleich ...