Brief Report: Testing Prospective Memory: Does the Value of a BorrowedItem Help People Remember To Get It Back?

The relationship between the value of an item borrowed from a patient fora prospective memory task and the number of cues required by the patient forrequesting its return was analyzed in 63 consecutive patients referred forclinical neuropsychological evaluation. The correlation was negligible (ρ= -.001). Number of cues needed was better predicted by score on theMini-Mental State Exam ( r = -.541, p < .001) thanby subject's age, sex, or education, or the value of the item taken. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]