This study examined the contributions of verbal ability and executive control to verbal
fluency performance in older adults (n= 82). Verbal fluency was assessed in letter and …

Despite their widespread use in research and clinical practice, the cognitive abilities
purportedly assessed by different verbal fluency task variants remain unclear and may vary …

This study investigated adult age differences in strategy use during verbal fluency
performance among 60 older and 60 younger adults. Clustering and switching, strategic …

Objective: Verbal fluency measures are frequently part of batteries designed to assess
executive function (EF), but are also used to assess semantic processing ability or word …

Background and Purpose Cognitive decline is a function of normal aging; however, the
effect of age on various domains is differential. This study examined the effect of age on …

Verbal fluency tests are employed regularly during neuropsychological assessments of
older adults, and deficits are a common finding in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Age-related declines in verbal fluency among a large sample of older adults were
investigated. Background variables, verbal knowledge, and speed of processing were …

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate whether phonemic and semantic verbal
fluency were more related to aspects of language processing than executive functioning …

Background: Few longitudinal studies evaluate differences in patterns of change of category
compared to letter fluency across the spectrum of cognitive impairment. Methods: We …

Measures of phonemic and semantic verbal fluency, such as FAS and Animal Fluency
(Benton, Hamsher, & Sivan, 1989), are often thought to be measures of executive …