Table 7
Comparisons of errors among memory groups
| Group I “No impairment” | Group II “Retrieval difficulties” | Group III “Generalised memory impairment” | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All post-hoc comparisons are made with group I as the reference group. | ||||
| *p ⩽ 0.01. | ||||
| Total score | ||||
| Confabulations | 0.6 (1.16) | 1.0 (1.59) | 0.5 (1.34) | NS |
| Intrusions | 0.3 (0.74) | 0.5 (1.20) | 0.6 (1.14) | NS |
| Repetitions | 4.2 (3.25) | 2.9 (2.93)* | 2.7 (2.58)* | F(2, 235) = 6.49, p<0.01 |
| Delayed recall | ||||
| Confabulations | 0.2 (.46) | 0.4 (.80) | 0.7 (0.94)* | F(2, 235) = 8.42, p<0.01 |
| Intrusions | 0.2 (0.44) | 0.3 (0.71) | 0.4 (0.78) | NS |
| Repetitions | 0.7 (1.13) | 0.3 (0.52)* | 0.2 (0.44)* | F(2, 234) = 9.77, p<0.01 |
| Recognition | ||||
| Confabulations | 0.9 (1.44) | 1.7 (2.03)* | 2.1 (2.55)* | F(2, 234) = 9.00, p<0.01 |
| Intrusions | 0.5 (0.82) | 0.8 (1.22) | 1.2 (1.14)* | F(2, 234) = 8.64, p<0.01 |
