fasct

cognitiveability_ip3.fasct

Question label:

F-A-S test correct answer count

Question text:

[Now, think of words that begin with the letter F as in Frank. Start now.]{If GRIDVARIABLES.FAS = 1} / [Now, think of words that begin with the letter A as in Adam. Start now.]{if GRIDVARIABLES.FAS = 2} / [Now, think of words that begin with the letter S as in Sarah. Start now.] {if GRIDVARIABLES.FAS = 3}

Question interviewer instructions:

WAIT TO PRESS ENTER UNTIL THE RESPONDENT SAYS THE FIRST CORRECT WORD. ENCOURAGE RESPONDENT TO KEEP TRYING FOR THE ENTIRE MINUTE. IF RESPONDENT SAYS ‘I can’t think of any more’ OFFER SUPPORTIVE BUT BRIEF ADVICE SUCH AS ‘Just keep trying’ OR ‘You can do it’ OR ‘Keep going’. WRITE DOWN THE ACTUAL WORDS IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE PRODUCED. MAKE PLUS-SIGNS ‘+’ FOR CORRECT ANSWERS OR MINUS-SIGNS ‘–‘ FOR INCORRECT ANSWERS IF THE RESPONSES ARE TOO RAPID TO BE RECORDED VERBATIM. IF REPETITIONS OCCUR THAT MAY BE ACCEPTED IF AN ALTERNATE MEANING WAS INTENDED BY THE RESPONDENT (E.G., ‘FOUR’ AND ‘FOR’, ‘SON’ AND ‘SUN’), THEN ASK WHAT WAS MEANT BY THIS WORD AT THE END OF THE 1-MINUTE PERIOD STOP WRITING WHEN BLAISE INDICATES THAT THE 1-MINUTE PERIOD HAS ENDED. BE SURE TO RECORD THE RESPONDENT’S SERIAL NUMBER (SERIAL NUMBER) AND SEX (HHGRID.SEX) AT THE TOP OF THE PAPER ENTER THE NUMBER OF CORRECT RESPONSES HERE. ENTER NUMBER

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