MoCA Memory 2

Question 1

During the MoCA memory encoding trial, the examiner reads the five words at a rate of approximately:

Accepted Answer

One per second

Answer

One per 3 seconds

Answer

Two per second

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As fast as possible

Question 2

After the first reading of the MoCA words, the patient is asked to:

Accepted Answer

Say as many words as they can remember in any order

Answer

Write down the words

Answer

Draw pictures of the words

Answer

Say the words in the order they were read

Question 3

Points for the MoCA memory section are recorded at:

Accepted Answer

The delayed recall trial only

Answer

The immediate recall trial only

Answer

Both the immediate and delayed recall trials

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The average of both recall trials

Question 4

The MoCA memory domain score reflects performance on which specific task?

Accepted Answer

Delayed recall of five words

Answer

Digit span

Answer

Serial 7 subtraction

Answer

Sentence repetition

Question 5

How does the MoCA approach the initial word presentation to maximize encoding?

Accepted Answer

By reading words twice across two trials

Answer

By presenting words only once to avoid practice effects

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By presenting visual images alongside each word

Answer

By repeating words three times

Question 6

A patient freely recalls 2 of 5 words on the delayed trial, then gets 2 more with category cues. What is their standard scored memory performance?

Accepted Answer

2 points (free recall only)

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4 points (free + cued)

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3 points (free plus half credit for cued)

Answer

0 points because they needed cues