Expanded norms for the controlled oral word association test

• Published in: Journal of clinical psychology Vol. 53; no. 5; pp. 517 - 521
• Main Authors: Sumerall, Scott W., Timmons, Paula L., James, Antoinette L., Ewing, Michael J. M., Oehlert, Mary E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brandon Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.08.1997; Wiley; Wiley Periodicals Inc
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aged - psychology; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; Cognition Disorders - psychology; Educational Status; Female; Geriatric Assessment; Humans; Language; Male; Medical sciences; Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data; Older people; Psychological tests; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychometrics; Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Sex Factors; Techniques and methods; Word Association Tests - statistics & numerical data; Human; Cognitive disorder; Language; Evaluation scale; Psychometrics; Verbal association; Controlled Oral Word Association Test Benton Hamsher; Elderly
• ISSN: 0021-9762; 1097-4679
• DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199708)53:5<517::AID-JCLP14>3.0.CO;2-H

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.