Journal article
Effects of Divided Attention on Automatic and Controlled Components of Memory After Severe Closed-Head Injury
Neuropsychology, Vol.14(4), pp.559-569
10/2000
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/106932
PMID: 11055258
Abstract
The relation between attention available at encoding and automatic and consciously controlled aspects of memory was investigated using the process-dissociation procedure. Twenty-four severely closed-head injured (CHI) participants (> 1 year postinjury) and 24 matched controls studied word lists in full- and divided-attention conditions. Recall cued with word stems was tested. In contrast to consciously controlled memory, the CHI group did not perform more poorly than the controls in estimates of automatic memory. Furthermore, for both groups, the divided-attention manipulation reduced the controlled estimates of memory, whereas automatic influences remained invariant. These results suggest that automatic memory processes may remain partially immune to the deleterious effects of severe CHI or show recovery by 1 year postinjury. They also indicate that automatic memory processes do not require additional attentional resources following severe CHI.
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- Title
- Effects of Divided Attention on Automatic and Controlled Components of Memory After Severe Closed-Head Injury
- Creators
- Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe - Department of Psychology, Washington State UniversityHeather M Nissley - Department of Psychology, Washington State University
- Publication Details
- Neuropsychology, Vol.14(4), pp.559-569
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Identifiers
- 99900546740601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article