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Tests in neuropsychology[edit]

Hi, I have a question. There are tests for long-term memory in neuropsychology. All the tests I know require recall of items minutes (around 30/60) after they are presented to the patient. Are there normalized tests that require the patient to "recall" items after days? Thanks. --37.160.242.60 (talk) 14:17, 9 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The work of Hermann Ebbinghaus is widely referred to in the literature, but a search did not turn up any standardized tests. A complicating aspect in designing a test intended to serve as a standard is that there appear to be several types of long-term memory (episodic, semantic, autobiographical, procedural). Furthermore, some factors that affect recall may have more to do with surrounding circumstances or intervening events than with the patient. --Lambiam 07:35, 10 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply! I'm well aware of the problems you mentioned, and it is absolutely true what you say.

I was mostly intrigued about long-term memory tests that required the patient to memorize items for days/weeks. I've only studied tests that require recall in several minutes (eg 40 min) this is the reason for my question :). --37.162.183.6 (talk) 12:54, 10 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]