MoCA Naming 3

Question 1

The MoCA naming section is worth 3 points out of a total of 30. What percentage of the total MoCA score does naming represent?

Accepted Answer

10%

Answer

5%

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15%

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20%

Question 2

Which demographic factor has been shown to influence confrontation naming performance and is accounted for in MoCA scoring?

Accepted Answer

Education level

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Height

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Dominant hand

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Blood type

Question 3

In the standard MoCA administration sequence, which task immediately precedes the naming section?

Accepted Answer

Clock drawing

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Verbal fluency

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Digit span forward

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Delayed recall

Question 4

What is 'confrontation naming' as assessed in the MoCA naming section?

Accepted Answer

Producing the correct name for a visually presented picture or object

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Naming people encountered in a socially confrontational situation

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Recalling names from a list that was read aloud moments earlier

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Identifying names written on flashcards presented sequentially

Question 5

Which MoCA naming score would be considered within the expected range for a cognitively healthy adult?

Accepted Answer

3 out of 3

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0 out of 3

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1 out of 3

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2 out of 3

Question 6

Why are less common animals like the rhinoceros and camel chosen for the MoCA naming task rather than everyday animals?

Accepted Answer

They reduce the effect of overlearned familiarity and provide a more sensitive naming screen

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They appear more frequently in dementia educational materials

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They are simpler to render clearly as line drawings

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They were selected randomly without specific clinical rationale

Question 7

A patient with intact vision names 0 out of 3 MoCA animals but accurately describes each animal's habitat and behavior. This pattern most suggests:

Accepted Answer

Anomia with preserved semantic knowledge

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Visual agnosia with failure to recognize the images

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Complete expressive aphasia with no language output

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Deliberate malingering with no true deficit