ABSTRACT
Auditory memory plays an important role in developing language skills and learning. The aim of the present study was to assess auditory verbal memory and learning performance of 18-30 year old healthy adults using the Persian version of the Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test [RAVLT]. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on seventy 18-30 year old healthy females with the mean age of 23.2 years and a standard deviation [SD] of 2.4 years. Different aspects of memory, like immediate recall, delayed recall, recognition, forgetting rate, interference and learning, were assessed using the Persian version of RAVLT. Mean score increased from 8.94 [SD=1.91] on the first trial to 13.70 [SD=1.18] on the fifth trial. Total learning mean score was 12.19 [SD=1.08], and mean learning rate was 4.76. Mean scores of the participants on the delayed recall and recognition trials were 13.47 [SD=1.2], and 14.72 [SD=0.53], respectively. The proactive and retroactive interference scores were 0.86 and 0.96, respectively. The forgetting rate score was 1.01 and the retrieval score was 0.90. The auditory-verbal memory and learning performance of healthy Persian-speaking females was similar to the performance of the same population in other countries. Therefore, the Persian version of RAVLT is valid for assessment of memory function in the Persian-speaking female population