Learning After Brain Injury by the Method of Vanishing Cues: A Case Study.

Autor: Leng, Nicholas R. C., Copello, Alexandre G., Sayegh, Antoine
Zdroj: Behavioural Psychotherapy; Apr1991, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p173-181, 9p
Abstrakt: Memory disorders feature amongst the most common complaints following brain injury. Theories of recovery and data derived from cognitive rehabilitation studies indicate that restoration of function is not a realistic goal, but recent work suggests that memory disordered patients often retain residual learning capabilities that can be utilized in teaching them certain kinds of information of practical use. This paper describes encouraging results obtained in teaching a patient computer related information by the method of vanishing cues. The patient learned more rapidly with this method than with anticipation learning, he showed evidence of good retention and, in contrast to earlier studies, he showed some evidence of generalization. However, the method may not be effective for all patients. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Databáze: Complementary Index