Rehabilitating the verbal recall of brain-injured patients by mnemonic training: An experimental demonstration using single-case methodology

摘要: Abstract The efficacy of mnemonic training was demonstrated in four patients using a multiple baseline across cases (“subjects')” design. Three had brain injury associated with vascular malfunction; one congenital damage. They were seen for 18 sessions which they tested and trained on word list retention task commonly used information processing research. requires the three words over an interval zero, three, or nine additional have been read. In initial six 12 patient told to “do your best”, these served as baseline. final sessions, practice elaboration (Bower & Clark, 1969; Craik Watkins, 1973) instituted. this design, initiation treatment is staggered order dissociate effects from recovery effects. All showed gains institution training. case...