ABCD: Generative Naming Semantic Category Subtest

Question 1

Purpose: Generative Naming Semantic Category Subtest

Answer 1

To evaluate the ability to generate exemplars from a semantic category.

Question 2

Materials: Generative Naming Semantic Category Subtest

Answer 2

1. Response Record Form

2. Stopwatch

Question 3

What is the clinician asking the examinee to do in the Generative Naming Semantic Category Subtest?

Answer 3

Name items in a category

Question 4

What is the clinician asking the examinee to do in the trial items for the Generative Naming Semantic Category Subtest?

Answer 4

Name as many items within a particular category that the examinee thinks of in one minute (Start stopwatch).

Question 5

What should the clinician do if the examinee stops producing responses during the Generative Naming Semantic Category Subtest?

Answer 5

The clinician should encourage the production of more.

Question 6

What should the clinician do if the examinee fails to respond to the prompt given for the Generative Naming Semantic Category Subtest?

Answer 6

1. Repeat the instructions
2. If, after the instructions are repeated, and 15 seconds have elapsed, and the examinee still fails to respond, proceed to the test item.

Question 7

What are the test items about in the Generative Naming Semantic Category Subtest?

Answer 7

Items people use for transportation

Question 8

How long do examinee have to respond to the test items on the Generative Naming Semantic Category Subtest?

Answer 8

One minute

Question 9

How are the examinee’s responses recorded for the Generative Naming Semantic Category Subtest?

Answer 9

Write each of the examinee’s responses in the space provided.

Question 10

How are points awarded for the Generative Naming Semantic Category Subtest?

Answer 10

One point is awarded for each mode of transportation named.

Question 11

How is credit determined for responses on the Generative Naming Semantic Category Subtest?

Answer 11

1. Credit should be given for nontraditional modes of transportation (ice skates, skateboards, canoes).
2. Credit should be given for traditional modes of transportation (car, train, airplane).
3. NOTE: Credit can be given for “feet” but not “shoes.”
4. Credit should not be given for responses that are variants of the same mode of transportation (EX: “automobile” and “car”).