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Cued Recall and the Nature of the Memory Disorder in Dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Paul E. Davis  and
Susan J. Mumford
Paul E. Davis
Affiliation:
Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, Surrey
Susan J. Mumford
Affiliation:
Springfield Hospital, London SW17
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Summary

The study investigated the retrieval deficit hypothesis of forgetting in senile dementia, using a cued recall technique. Memory for lists of words was tested with either no cues given at the time of recall, or alternatively by cueing the patient either with the word's first letter or its semantic category. Results do not support a retrieval deficit explanation of forgetting in dementia, but instead suggest the possibility of a processing deficit at the acquisition stage.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 144 , Issue 4 , April 1984 , pp. 383 - 386
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Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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