Word Recall Flashcards
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When the MoCA is administered to an individual with less than 12 years of education, what adjustment is made to account for education effects?
Answer: One bonus point is added to the total score
A 1-point education correction is applied to the MoCA total score for individuals with 12 or fewer years of schooling.
In the context of MoCA word recall, 'source monitoring failure' refers to:
Answer: Reporting words from prior conversations as being on the list
Source monitoring failure involves attributing a memory to the wrong origin, such as recalling words heard elsewhere as part of the list.
Which of the following factors would LEAST affect a patient's MoCA word recall score?
Answer: The patient's dominant hand
Handedness has no meaningful impact on verbal memory recall, which depends on language and medial temporal systems.
What is the recommended response if a patient asks the examiner to repeat the word list during the delayed recall phase of the MoCA?
Answer: Decline and encourage the patient to try their best from memory
Repeating the list during recall would invalidate the delayed memory test; the examiner should encourage the patient to recall without help.
Among healthy older adults, what is the approximate average number of words recalled spontaneously on the MoCA delayed recall?
Answer: 4–5 words
Cognitively healthy older adults typically recall 4–5 words spontaneously, making lower scores more clinically significant.
A patient recalls 'velvet' instead of 'velvet' — the correct word — but also reports 'velour' which was not on the list. How is 'velour' scored?
Answer: Counted as an intrusion error and not credited
Only exact target words earn credit; non-list words are intrusion errors and receive no points.
Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between the MoCA word recall score and a diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)?
Answer: Impaired word recall is a common feature but MCI diagnosis requires broader clinical evaluation
While reduced word recall is frequently seen in amnestic MCI, diagnosis requires clinical history, functional assessment, and ruling out other causes.