Recognition Memory for Faces: Reliability and Validity of the Warrington Recognition Memory Test (RMT) in a Neurological Sample

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 287-293

  Soukup, Vicki M ^a   Bimbela, Alfredo ^b   Schiess, Mya C ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurological sample; Recognition memory; Recognition memory for faces; Visual memory; Warrington Recognition Memory Test

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001766386     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026243822356     Document Type: Article

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