Quiz 7 - FAS

Question 1

The COWA, informally and formally known as the FAS, is a measure of:

a. Expressive vocabulary
b. Long-term memory for words
c. Fluency of spoken word production
d. Spelling ability

Answer 1

c. Fluency of spoken word production

Question 2

The COWA / FAS instructions tell us not to count ‘perseveration’ answers as part of the total
raw score. What is a true perseveration?
a. A word that is said, that does not begin with the requested letter, ‘F’, ‘A’, or ‘S’.
b. A word that is repeated two or more times in the same 1-minute testing period
c. A word that is said, but is proper noun like ‘Frank’ or ‘Sylvia’
d. Words that are said, that demonstrate excellent ability to ‘preserve’ word production

Answer 2

b. A word that is repeated two or more times in the same 1-minute testing period

Question 3

What is the typical pattern, in a 1-minute period, for how words are generated by the test
taker?
a. There is no typical pattern. Different test taker will generate words at different rates,
within the 1-minute time period.
b. Typically functioning test takers will produce fewer words earlier, and more words later
in the 1-minute time period.
c. Typically functioning test takers will produce more words earlier, and fewer words later
in the 1-minute time period.
d. Neurologically compromised test takers, like those with Parkinson’s, will produce more
words in the first 15 seconds, as compared to typically functioning test takers.

Answer 3

c. Typically functioning test takers will produce more words earlier, and fewer words later
in the 1-minute time period.

Question 4

8. Who is likely to say the most words, correctly, on the COWA / FAS?
   a. A woman with a graduate degree.
   b. A man with only an undergraduate degree.
   c. A woman with only a high school diploma.
   d. A man with a graduate degree.

Answer 4

a. A woman with a graduate degree.

Question 5

Researchers believe test takers use several strategies to successfully complete the COWA /
FAS. Which of the following is LIKELY NOT one of those strategies
a. As the 1-minute testing period wraps up, test takers will use a more effort-full strategy to
bring words up from long-term semantic memory.
b. Test takers have to suppress their habitual responses, where they think of words of
similar meaning, so they can say words that follow the phonetic rules of the task
c. Test takers will first use a low-effort technique, rapidly accessing words from long-term
semantic memory.
d. During the 1-minute period test taker will rely on ow-effort techniques to access words
from long-term procedural memory.

Answer 5

d. During the 1-minute period test taker will rely on ow-effort techniques to access words
from long-term procedural memory.

Question 6

Who is likely to say the fewest words, correctly, on the CAWA?

a. A patient with a brain lesion in their secondary auditory cortex
b. A patient with a right-frontal brain lesion
c. A patient with a left-parietal brain lesion
d. A patient with a left-frontal brain lesion

Answer 6

d. A patient with a left-frontal brain lesion

Question 7

What is the most accurate statement about how performance compares between the Letter
Fluency (FAS) and the Category Fluency task (asking about animals)?
a. Test takers find the Category Fluency test harder, and typically say fewer animals
b. Test takers find the Category Fluency and FAS equally difficult
c. Test takers find the Category Fluency test easier, and typically say more animals

Answer 7

c. Test takers find the Category Fluency test easier, and typically say more animals

Question 8

Who is likely to say the fewest words, correctly, on the CAWA?

a. A patient with a right-frontal brain lesion
b. A patient with a left-parietal brain lesion
c. A patient with a left-temporal brain lesion
d. A patient with a brain lesion in their posterior basal ganglion

Answer 8

c. A patient with a left-temporal brain lesion