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People with dementia use schemata to support episodic memory

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posted on 2023-06-07, 18:35 authored by Jennifer Rusted, Matthew Gaskell, S A Watts, Linda Sheppard
This paper describes two experiments which examine whether people with dementia use schemata, established knowledge stores associated with specific scenarios, to aid episodic memory. On all tests of memory, volunteers with dementia remembered less than their age-matched controls. There was evidence for an age-related decline in cognitive resources available for effortful memorising. For people with dementia, errors of commission in free recall, false recognition scores and reconstruction data were consistent with the use of shema to guide retrieval of items from memory. We conclude that retrieval support improves memory performance for both the healthy and dementing elderly. More importantly, pre-established schemata remain intact well into the course of dementia and can support recall of newly acquired episodic information.

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  • Published

Journal

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

ISSN

14208008

Publisher

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Issue

6

Volume

11

Page range

350-356

ISBN

1420-8008

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  • Psychology Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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