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. 2009 Feb 4;64B(1):14–23. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbn026

Table 3.

Performance Gain for Memory Training Participants, by Class Membership

Measure Class 1 (N = 123) Class 2 (N = 210) Class 3 (N = 271)
HVLT total 2.2 ± 2.9 −0.9 ± 4.4 −3.2 ± 4.4
HVLT discrimination 0.6 ± 1.4 −0.3 ± 1.9 −0.7 ± 1.8
AVLT total −3.1 ± 5.8 3.6 ± 5.8 −3.4 ± 6.7
AVLT A6 −0.6 ± 3.4 2.9 ± 3.4 −1.0 ± 2.9
AVLT discrimination 0.1 ± 3.3 3.6 ± 5.4 1.0 ± 4.6
Rivermead paragraph  recall 3.4 ± 2.4 2.8 ± 2.7 1.2 ± 2.5

Notes: Gain scores calculated as posttraining performance minus baseline. Values are mean ± standard deviation. Class 1 is the HVLT class, Class 2 the AVLT class, and Class 3 the low-level response class. HVLT = Hopkins Verbal Learning Test; AVLT = Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test.