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ArticleTitle	Effects of memorization strategies and imagery control ability on Miyake Paired-Associate Word Learning Test
Language	J
AuthorList	Kayoko Miura¹⁾, Kohei Adachi²⁾, Atsushi Koike³⁾
Affiliation	¹⁾Department of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Humanistic Studies ²⁾Department of Psychology, Nagasaki Junshin Catholic University ³⁾Mie Prefectural College of Nursing
Publication	Japanese Journal of Neuropsychology: 24 (4), 275-281, 2008
Received	Jan 22, 2008
Accepted	May 9, 2008
Abstract	This study examined the effects of memorization strategies and imagery control ability on Miyake Paired-Associate Word Learning Test performance. Forty-six normal subjects were read a group of 10 related or unrelated word pairs. Subsequently, the first word of each pair was read and the subjects were asked to recall the second word. After the recall session, the subjects were asked to indicate for each word the type of memorization strategy they had used (imagery, verbal, repetition, other, none). Imagery control ability was assessed by Test of Visual Imagery Control. Stepwise multiple regression was employed to study the predictive capacity of each memorization strategy. For related pairs, there were no strategies that affected performance in the Miyake Paired-Associate Word Learning Test. For unrelated pairs, three memorization strategies (imagery, verbal, and other) were significantly correlated to the performance. Imagery control ability also had significant effects on the use of imagery strategy and the performance. These results suggest that memorization strategies and imagery control ability may also influence the impairment of Miyake Paired-Associate Word Learning Test performance in patients with brain lesion.
Keywords	memorization strategy, imagery control ability, Miyake Paired-Associate Word Learning Test, verbal memory