Executive functions in early adulthood: data for the controlled animal fluency test

摘要: Assessment tools that accurately assess executive functions in early adulthood are important for clinical practice, particularly given factors can affect the functions, such as brain injury and mental illness, relatively common during this developmental period. The aim of current study was to investigate a more recently refined measure function, Controlled Animal Fluency Test (CAFT) non-clinical sample young adults. Relationships between performance on CAFT other measures cognitive were examined along with relationship demographic factors. Further normative data adults also obtained. Sixty individuals (27 male & 33 female) aged 19 40 years (M = 31.2 years, SD 6.03) participated. They screened injury, serious neurodevelopmental disorder, psychotropic medication according structured interview protocol. Participants tested CAFT, Oral Word Association (COWAT), Wechsler Abbreviated Scale Intelligence (WASI), Trail Making (TMT), Digit Span subtest from Adult – Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV). Results showed significant correlations three conditions FSIQ; Size part B Test; Alphabet COWAT; all variables SES number education. findings highlight interconnectedness constructs FSIQ reinforce importance accounting when developing sets. Most importantly, however, results provide evidence is clinically useful function population.