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  • Memory deficits are a known symptom in schizophrenia.
  • Metamemory, or memory awareness, is less understood in schizophrenia.
  • Value-directed remembering assesses how individuals prioritize learning based on item value.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate metamemory ability in first-episode schizophrenia using the value-directed remembering task.
  • To compare memory selectivity in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls.
  • To examine how value influences learning and recognition in this population.

Main Methods:

  • 20 patients with first-episode schizophrenia and 18 healthy controls participated.
  • Participants learned word lists with associated high or low values, aiming to maximize scores.
  • Free recall and recognition tests with remember/know judgments were administered.

Main Results:

  • Schizophrenia patients exhibited reduced memory selectivity compared to controls.
  • Patients did not show a value effect on recognition of non-recalled words, unlike controls.
  • Patients could adjust memory estimates but self-reported selectivity did not match performance.

Conclusions:

  • First-episode schizophrenia is associated with significant impairments in value-directed remembering.
  • Some aspects of metamemory ability were preserved in patients.
  • Findings suggest potential targets for cognitive training interventions in schizophrenia.