Table 2. Summary of participant demographic information and the resulting generalization patterns observed across two experiments. WAB AQ refers to the Western Aphasia Battery Aphasia Quotient (Kertesz, 1982).
Participant | Age (years) | Pre tx WAB AQ | Time post onset CVA (months) | Aphasia Type | Category Trained | Generalization trends | |
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Animate categories | |||||||
JH | 64 | 43.4 | 99 | Fluent | Birds | Typical ≠› Atypical | |
Vegetables | Atypical => Typical | ||||||
MB | 63 | 50.9 | 13 | Fluent | Birds | Atypical => Typical | |
Vegetables | Atypical => Typical | ||||||
AJ | 72 | 70 | 9 | Fluent | Vegetables | Typical ≠› Atypical | |
MR | 75 | 46.4 | 14 | Fluent | Vegetables | Atypical => Typical | |
Birds | Atypical => Typical | ||||||
Inanimate categories | |||||||
ML | 55 | 56.7 | 9 | Fluent | Clothing | Atypical => Typical | |
Furniture | Typical ≠› Atypical | ||||||
KO | 77 | 72.5 | 7 | Fluent | Furniture | Typical ≠› Atypical | |
RC | 47 | 46.4 | 9 | Nonfluent | Clothing | Typical ≠› Atypical | |
Furniture | Atypical => Typical | ||||||
BL | 63 | 62.2 | 7 | Fluent | Furniture | Atypical ≠› Typical | |
Clothing | Typical ≠› Atypical | ||||||
GG | 50 | 37 | 8 | Nonfluent | Furniture | Atypical => Typical |
Note: => indicates generalization noted, ≠› indicates no generalization observed