Quest for the best: Effects of errorless and active encoding on word re-learning in semantic dementia

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-214

  Jokel, Regina ^a,b   Anderson, Nicole D ^a,b  

^a Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active learning; Anomia; Errorless learning; Language intervention; Naming therapy; Progressive aphasia; Semantic dementia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858271665     PISSN: 09602011     EISSN: 14640694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2011.639626     Document Type: Article

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