The present study investigated differences in false memory production between men and women, using the Deese/Roedgier McDermott (DRM) paradigm. Five word lists were used (MAN, GIRL, BREAD, BLACK, HIGH) and it was predicted that males would produce more false memories for the MAN word list while females will produce more false memories for the GIRL word list. Results did not confirm our predictions. Gender was neither a significant main effect, nor did it interact with any factors. Test and List x Test were the only significant main or interaction effects, respectively. Results are discussed as they relate to gender differences in cognitive processing.

In 2012, VA Central Iowa developed a novel program known as the Behavioral Recovery Outreach (BRO) Team to address unmet needs of our aging Veteran population with complex medical, psychological, neurocognitive and behavioral concerns. BRO Teams provide evidence-informed treatments in inpatient VA settings, and transitional care/support post-discharge to ensure successful placement and stability in the community. We will discuss how implementation science informed the expansion of this model from a local pilot to a nationally disseminated program. We will explore the challenges of ensuring program fidelity while fostering innovation and adaptation. Given the challenges of national dissemination, we will highlight the predicted and unforeseen aspects of program evaluation and policy implications. Finally, we will discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on delivery of care methods and community-based interactions, as well as how this program has improved the lives and quality of care for this high-risk Veteran population.

Previous research has shown that rats increase their rate of responding for 1 % sucrose reinforcement in the first half of the session if food-pellet, rather than 1 % sucrose, reinforcement will be available in the second half (i.e., positive induction) . Four experiments investigated whether this induction effect would be changed by altering the amount of "work" required to earn reinforcement in the second half of the session. In .Experiments 1, 2, and 3, rats pressed a lever for 1 % sucrose delivered by a random-interval 60-s schedule during the first 25 min of the session. In different conditions, the reward in the second half was either 1 % sucrose or a food pellet delivered on a lIixed-ratio (FR) 10, 20, or 40 schedule. The FR schedule was in eff, ect throughout the second half of the session (Experiment 1), until 25 reinforcers had been collected and then extinction was in effect (Experiment 2) , or until 25 reinforcers had been collected and then the session ended (Experiment 3). Positive induction occurred in each experiment, but did not vary as a function of upcoming FR requirement. Experiment 4 yoked the rate of reinforcement on a random-interval schedule in the second half of the session to that obtained when subjects responded on a random-ratio schedule,. Similar induction effects were observed regardless of which schedule was in effect in the second half of the session. These results suggest induction is primarily controlled by the availability of upcoming differential reinforcement, not by upcoming "work."