Fluency Coding Decisions
**Note: As a general rule for proper nouns, names of people and places are considered proper, whereas objects/things are not.
F - Letter Fluency
frank – not counted as proper noun (give benefit of the doubt that R doesn’t mean the name)
family, familiar - NOT an example of same word, different ending
farther, further - NOT an example of same word, different ending
fearful, fearsome - should get the & code for more complex example of same word, different ending
"February, oh wait, I said that." - should get +* codes (proper noun code first)
food, feed - NOT an example of same word, different ending
foot, feet - NOT an example of same word, different ending
Ford - although conceivably could be the less common American pronunciation of fjord, should be indicated as proper noun
form, format, formation - NOT examples of same word, different ending
fourth, further - NOT an example of same word, different ending
freeze, frozen - should get & for more complex example of same word, different ending
fridge, frigerator– give a ; code
friend, friendly - should get the & code for same word, different ending
fun, funny - should get the & code for more complex example of same word, different ending
futile, futility - should get the & code for same word, different ending
phantom - should get * code (don't need note)
fantasm – should get * code (usually spelled with ph-)
phooey - should get a * code for wrong answer as well as a ; code for an unusual word
Fahrenheit - proper noun code +
fantasia – should get a ; code
Freecell – proper noun code +
Fazoli’s_pizza – proper noun code +
four/fourth, five/fifth – should get & codes
frick – should get ; code
Futurama – should get + code because a tv show
freudian - not considered a proper noun
future/futurisitic – should get a & code
phony – should get a * code for wrong answer
phonetic – should get a * code for wrong answer
female/feminine/femininity – should get a & code
L - Letter Fluency
lab/laboratory –should get the & for more complex example of same word, different ending
lad, ladder - NOT same word, different ending
lang - should be scored as *
laser - even though it is technically an acronym, should count just like any other word
last, lasting - should get the & for more complex example of same word, different ending
later, lately - should get the & code for example of same word with different ending
Latin - should be coded as a proper noun
leaven - is an acceptable word (from non-Passover baking) as long as it's not heard explicitly as "eleven"
leaf then leave/leaves- should NOT get the & code for same word, different ending
leg, Lego - NOT an example of same word, different ending
light, lighter - should get & code
light, lightning - NOT an example of same word, different ending
loan_shark - two-word answers fine--be sure to use underscores instead of spaces
long, length - not an example of same word with different ending
Limburger- NOT count as a proper noun
linoleum - NOT count as proper noun
Lucite - count as proper noun
Lycra/lycra - let's NOT count this as a proper noun
lord - not a proper noun
laurel - not a proper noun although sometimes a name
Linux – should get + code
Love_boat – should get +; codes
Lucifer/Leviticus – both get + codes
Lincoln_Logs – give proper noun code +
LaCrosse – should get proper noun code + unless specify meant the sport
Lange – code as an error *
lithium – do not count as a proper noun
Lassie – count as a proper noun (+)
Lorax – count as a proper noun (+)
libra – NOT count as a proper noun
Category Fluency
broad category and then member of it (ex. birds, eagles or fruits, apple) - both okay ;any_type_of_fish - write out small phrases
all_your_seeds - give something like this a ; code for strange words
beef/ground beef - not an example of word repetition
beverageor drinks- no special code needed
"birds that's a fowl" - fowl should NOT count as a separate word if uttered like this
bread/toast - not an example of word repetition
Canadian_lynx - no proper noun code
Chinese_food, Italian_food, etc. - no proper noun code
Coke, coke - should NOT get proper noun (+) code
Cornish_hen - not proper
fast_foods - should get ; code
fruit_drinks - no special code needed
Jello - code as proper noun
Lucite - code as proper noun
Milk/milkshakes - not an example of word repetition
minerals - counts as a food
mink, minx - code as separate animals
popsicle - do not code as proper noun
lion/mountain lion - not an example of word repetition
tea/iced tea - not an example of word repetition
different types of the same animal count - be it young/old, male/female, or just an alternate name (e.g. sheep/lamb, lion/lioness, buck/doe all count)
unicorn– counts
corn flakes – assume meaning generic brand – no proper noun code
muskox, ox – count as separate animals
canned_food – should get ; code
Charlie_the_Tuna – should get ;+ codes
barbie (for barbecue) – okay, no special code
coon, raccoon – code as repetition
**Note: Particular names of animals (such as “Shrek” from the movie or “Maggie” as the respondent’s pet’s name) should be coded as an error (*).