PSYC31H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Episodic Memory, Anomic Aphasia, Recognition Memory
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11 memory 1: tests: memory is the capacity to retain information and utilize it for adaptive purposes, efficient memory requires the intact functioning of many brain regions, neurological and psychiatric conditions produce a decline in that efficacy. Examining memory: for most adults, it is useful to begin the examination of attention before proceeding with memory tests because of its fundamental role in memory performance. If someone performs poorly on simple attentional tasks such as span of immediate verbal retention (e. g. , Verbal learning test: visuospatial memory such as the complex figure, followed by a recognition trial when available, remote memory, such as fund of information, personal autobiographical memory. Verbal memory: while many verbal memory tests are available, few have reliable norms based on careful standardization. 2: even with many tests available, the examiner may occasionally find that none quite suits the needs of a particular patient or research question and will devise a new one.
