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Predictors of verbal fluency (FAS) in the healthy elderly

✍ Scribed by Karen I. Bolla; Karen N. Lindgren; Cathy Bonaccorsy; Margit L. Bleecker

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1990
Tongue: English
Weight: 434 KB
Volume: 46
Category: Article
ISSN: 0021-9762
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4679(199009)46:5<623::aid-jclp2270460513>3.0.co;2-c

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✦ Synopsis

The Verbal Fluency Task (FAS), sensitive indicator of brain injury, was examined in a population of healthy elderly (N = 199, aged 40 to 89 years). The present study was conducted to examine the relative contributions of age, sex, education, verbal intelligence, and specific cognitive abilities to FAS performance. Significant effects were found for vocabulary and sex, although no aging effect was found. Separate norms for sex and level of verbal intelligence are presented. Results indicated that ability to quickly organize information and formulate effective recall strategies played a critical role in good FAS performance.

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