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Expanded norms for the controlled oral word association test
Author(s) -
Sumerall Scott W.,
Timmons Paula L.,
James Antoinette L.,
Ewing Michael J. M.,
Oehlert Mary E.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199708)53:5<517::aid-jclp14>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - psychology , word association , association (psychology) , word (group theory) , test (biology) , clinical psychology , linguistics , psychotherapist , psychoanalysis , philosophy , paleontology , biology
The Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT) is a measure of a person's ability to make verbal associations to specified letters (i.e., C, F. and L). This measure is a useful component of a neuropsychological battery as it is able to detect changes in word association fluency often found with various disorders. In order to generate current norms for the elderly and aid in interpreting their performance, the COWAT was administered to a group of community‐dwelling elderly persons. Information regarding total numbers of words produced as well as frequency of perseverations, breaking set, using the same word stem, and using a proper noun is provided. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 53 : 517–521, 1997.