KF Shallice and Warrington (1974)
Introduce Study
o Another significant study demonstrating the interaction between the biological cause of
amnesia and its impact on memory is by Shallice and Warrington (1974) on KF.
Background:
o KF was in a motorcycle accident and suffered memory impairment
o Brain damage to the left parietal and occipital lobes
Results:
o He could transfer information from STM to LTM
o He suffered problems with STM of different types of information
digit span was severely impaired
visual and auditory information was unaffected
Introduce Study
o Another significant study demonstrating the interaction between the biological cause of
amnesia and its impact on memory is by Shallice and Warrington (1974) on KF.
Background:
o KF was in a motorcycle accident and suffered memory impairment
o Brain damage to the left parietal and occipital lobes
Results:
o He could transfer information from STM to LTM
o He suffered problems with STM of different types of information
digit span was severely impaired
visual and auditory information was unaffected
