COGNITO - Inserm

8. ARTICULATION AND
IMMEDIATE
RECALL
The interviewer reads out loud 9
first names which appear one by
one on the screen.The subject
repeats each name. There is no
practice trial. In the margin of
the screen the interviewer records
whether the subject has correctly
articulated the name (C=Correct;
I=Incorrect). Accents due to
English not being the first
language of the subject are not
considered articulation errors.
The interviewer should not
correct a pronounciation error.
Articulation problems should be
taken into account in evaluating
the “dual task” as they may
interfere with the “articulatory
loop” component of working
memory. A new instruction
screen appears. The subject is
now required to look at the
names which appear for 3
seconds on the screen in order to
recall them.
The interviewer then turns the
computer screen away from the
subject who is asked to recall the
names. For each name correctly
recalled the interviewer touches
the circle next to that name. The
interviewer should recall a
perseveration (a name already
given), an intrusion (a name
which was not part of the recall
list), and refusal to perform the
task, by touching the appropriate
bar. When the subject has
finished, the interviewer touches
Validate.
Recorded in the Results file:
- Number correctly
pronounced
- Number incorrectly
pronounced
- Number correctly
recalled
- Number of intrusions
- Number perseverations
- Refusal
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