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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 24.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2007 Feb;16(1):18–29. doi: 10.1044/1058-0360(2007/004)

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
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