Sternberg paradigm

A measure of working memory. The test involves learning sets of stimuli containing different numbers of items. The subject is then presented with 1 probe stimulus at a time & asked to decide whether or not it was a it is a member of the original set. The decision time increases as a function of set size. In elderly subjects, the decision time is prolonged relative to young subjects at any given set size.

References

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Osterweil et al eds, McGraw Hill, New York, 2000, pg 105