Randomly assigned 12 amnesiac patients to either an experimental memory training program or to a control program of nonspecific activation. The control group showed the same level of improvement on most measures, and both groups improved significantly on outcome measures that assessed generalization of memory skills. (Author/MCF)

Analysis of the study involving 12 language disordered and 12 normal students (mean age 10 years) suggested that rehearsal and recall reflect three components' capacity for item and order information, semantic, organization, and susceptibility to nonlist intrusion. The predominant differences between groups were in capacity and intrusions.…

Matched 31 elderly normals and 25 patients with suspected Alzheimer's disease for age and education and administered the Revised Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-R). Results showed that the patient group performed significantly less well than the control group on all WMS-R subtests. (Author/LLL)

To study the effect of note taking and opportunity for review on subsequent recall, 88 college students were randomly assigned to five treatment groups utilizing different note taking and review combinations. No treatment effects were found, although quality of notes was positively correlated with free recall an multiple-choice measures.…

Words with a high degree of imagery serve as better mnemonic devices than do words that are abstract, as the latter initiate complex thought processes. (CK)