K.F Case Study (1972) - Study | Psychology
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Cognitive Processing - Models of Memory
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Name of the Researcher(s)
Warrington and Shallice
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Publication
1972
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Aim
To investigate if the short-term memory has at least two different structures.
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Method
Case Study
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Procedure and Participant
Participant - K.F, brain damaged from a motorcycle accident.Long-term memory was intact but the short-term memory was damaged.
The researchers made K.F memorize words and numbers which they presented to him both orally and visually.
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Results
He only had an impairment for the auditory structure of the short-term memory.
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Conclusion
The study showed that there exists at least two different structures of information within the short-term memory.