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Spaced-Retrieval Effects on Name-Face Recognition in Older Adults with Probable Alzheimer’s DiseaseLouisiana State University
Louisiana State University, pskatie{at}lsu.edu Six older adults with probable Alzheimer’s disease (AD) were trained to recall a name-face association using the spaced-retrieval method. We administered six training sessions over a 2-week period. On each trial, participants selected a target photograph and stated the target name, from eight other photographs, at increasingly longer retention intervals. Results yielded a positive effect of spaced-retrieval training for name-face recognition. All participants were able to select the target photograph and state the target’s name for longer periods of time within and across training sessions. A live-person transfer task was administered to determine whether the nameface association, trained by spaced-retrieval, would transfer to a live person. Half of the participants were able to call the live person by the correct name. These data provide initial evidence that spaced-retrieval training can aid older adults with probable AD in recall of a name-face association and in transfer of that association to an actual person.
Key Words: spaced-retrieval • Alzheimer's disease • memory interventions
Behavior Modification, Vol. 28, No. 2,
276-296 (2004) This article has been cited by other articles:
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