TABLE 2.
Summary of aphasic group's performance on various language and psycholinguistic tests
| SUBTEST | Norms M; SD | A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 | A6 | A7 | A8 | A9 | A10 | A11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAB | ||||||||||||
| Aphasia Quotient | 77.1 | 85.8 | 75.6 | 89.8 | 78.6 | 89.5 | 82.7 | 93.5 | 93.4 | 89.2 | 75.8 | |
| PPTT | ||||||||||||
| Word Association Match (n = 52) | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 48 | DNT | 47 |
| PALPA-Visual Lexical Decision | ||||||||||||
| Words (n = 60) | – | 60 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 |
| Nonwords (n = 60) | 59.8; 0.45 | 60 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 49 | 58 |
| PALPA Auditory Lexical Decision | ||||||||||||
| Words (n = 80) | – | 80 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 80 | DNT | 77 |
| Nonwords (n = 80) | 76; 4.27 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 80 | 76 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 80 | DNT | 79 |
| PALPA – Semantic Subtests | ||||||||||||
| Spoken Word Picture Match (n = 40) | 39.2; 1.07 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Written Word Picture Match (n = 40) | 39.4; 1.01 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 40 | DNT | 39 |
| Semantic Associates-HI (n = 15) | 13.4; 1.26 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 11 |
| Semantic Associates-LI (n = 15) | 12.2; 1.82 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Auditory Synonym-HI (n = 30) | – | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Auditory Synonym-LI (n = 30) | – | 20 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 21 |
| Written Synonym–HI (n = 30) | 28.9; 0.85a | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
| Written Synonym–LI (n = 30) | 27.8; 1.69a | 22 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 25 |
| PALPA – Phonological Subtests | ||||||||||||
| Auditory Word Repetition (n = 24) | – | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | DNT | 23 |
| Auditory Nonword Repetition (n = 30) | – | 21 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 30 | 27 | DNT | 19 |
| Auditory Rhyme Judgment | ||||||||||||
| Spelling Pattern (n =15) | – | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | DNT | 15 |
| Spelling Pattern Control (n = 15) | – | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | DNT | 13 |
| Phonological Rhyme (n =15) | – | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | DNT | 11 |
| Phonological Control (n = 15) | – | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | DNT | 14 |
| Written Rhyme Judgment | ||||||||||||
| Spelling Pattern (n = 15) | 14.6; 0.49 a | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Spelling Pattern Control (n = 15) | 11.5; 2.9 a | 8 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 14 |
| Phonological Rhyme (n = 15) | 13.8; 1.78 a | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
| Phonological Control (n = 15) | 13.1; 1.78 a | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Homophone Decision | ||||||||||||
| Real Words (n = 20) | 18.5; 0.93 a | 12 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
| Exception (n = 20) | 18.5; 1.12 a | 8 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
| Nonwords (n = 20) | 17.9; 1.68 a | 8 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
WAB = Western Aphasia Battery (Kertesz, 1982); PPTT = Pyramids & Palm Trees Test (Howard & Patterson, 1992); PALPA = Psycholinguistic Assessments of Language Processing in Aphasia (Kay et al., 1992); DNT = did not test; LI = low imageability; HI = high imageability.
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Norms taken from Nickels and Cole-Virtue (2004).