“…The battery of neuropsychological tests administered to the initial 17 younger and 17 older participants comprised standard measures of verbal intellectual ability (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale–Third Edition (WAIS-III) Vocabulary and Similarities, Wechsler, 1997); anterograde memory (Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test (AVLT), Rey, 1941; Wechsler Memory Scale–Third Edition (WMS-III) Verbal Paired Associates and Visual Reproductions, Wechsler, 1997); language (Token Test, McNeil & Prescott, 1978; Boston Naming Test, Goodglass et al, 2000); executive functioning (Trail Making Tests A and B, Reitan and Wolfson, 1985); and depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition, Beck et al, 1996). We also administered the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire (Douglas et al, 2000), as a measure of perceived communication competence.…”