Question 1

The brain size of individuals with autism has been found to be smaller in adulthood than that of healthy adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is hypothesized to be true about the right cerebral hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) The right hemisphere is more diffusely organized than the left. 
B) The right hemisphere shows more specialization for interregional integration of information than the left. 
C) The right hemisphere possesses more association regions than the left. 
D) all of these 
A) The right hemisphere is more diffusely organized than the left. 
B) The right hemisphere shows more specialization for interregional integration of information than the left. 
C) The right hemisphere possesses more association regions than the left. 
D) all of these

Question 3

The parvocellular visual system is sensitive to:

Accepted Answer

A) rapid stimulus change. 
B) stationary objects. 
C) low contrast. 
D) spatial location. 
A) rapid stimulus change. 
B) stationary objects. 
C) low contrast. 
D) spatial location.

Question 4

Which of the following represents the disruption of the magnocellular and parvocellular visual systems in dyslexia?

Accepted Answer

A) The magnocellular visual system is completely impaired and fails to operate. 
B) The parvocellular visual system is completely impaired and fails to operate. 
C) The parvocellular visual system fails to inhibit the magnocellular visual system. 
D) The magnocellular visual system fails to inhibit the parvocellular visual system. 
A) The magnocellular visual system is completely impaired and fails to operate. 
B) The parvocellular visual system is completely impaired and fails to operate. 
C) The parvocellular visual system fails to inhibit the magnocellular visual system. 
D) The magnocellular visual system fails to inhibit the parvocellular visual system.

Question 5

Disruption of an autistic individual's routine is likely to result in:

Accepted Answer

A) no change in the child. 
B) increased flexibility and adaptation to the environment. 
C) significant anxiety. 
D) neologisms. 
A) no change in the child. 
B) increased flexibility and adaptation to the environment. 
C) significant anxiety. 
D) neologisms.

Question 6

Tic behaviors involving obscene or inappropriate speech is referred to as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Tic behaviors involving obscene or inappropriate speech...

Question 7

In non-reading disordered individuals,the planum temporale is:

Accepted Answer

A) smaller in the left hemisphere. 
B) larger in the left hemisphere. 
C) symmetrical. 
D) absent in the right hemisphere. 
A) smaller in the left hemisphere. 
B) larger in the left hemisphere. 
C) symmetrical. 
D) absent in the right hemisphere.

Question 8

The pragmatics of language refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the practicality of word choice when speaking. 
B) the ability to retrieve accurately from lexicon stores. 
C) the emotional and social content of a message. 
D) quality of speech. 
A) the practicality of word choice when speaking. 
B) the ability to retrieve accurately from lexicon stores. 
C) the emotional and social content of a message. 
D) quality of speech.

Question 9

An individual who repeats a word,words,or phrases over and over is demonstrating the clinical characteristic of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An individual who repeats a word,words,or phrases...

Question 10

Recent research (Forrest,2004)of the math performance of children with nonverbal learning disability (NLVD)revealed that these children were proficient when they:

Accepted Answer

A) could apply their verbal abilities to math operations. 
B) could apply their visuospatial skills to math operations. 
C) performed mechanical math. 
D) none of these 
A) could apply their verbal abilities to math operations. 
B) could apply their visuospatial skills to math operations. 
C) performed mechanical math. 
D) none of these

Question 11

The application of rules for translating letters and letter sequences into corresponding speech-sound equivalents is called:

Accepted Answer

A) phonologic processing. 
B) cytoarchitectonic dysplasia. 
C) lexicon storage. 
D) the semantic processing. 
A) phonologic processing. 
B) cytoarchitectonic dysplasia. 
C) lexicon storage. 
D) the semantic processing.

Question 12

Children with tics show an acceleration of tics in adolescence that continues into adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A child who demonstrates social interest,continually uses odd words of speech but has normal language development,and has a preoccupation with odd objects (e.g.,bottle caps)may be exhibiting:

Accepted Answer

A) Rhett syndrome. 
B) attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D) . 
C) Asperger's syndrome. 
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder (OC
D) . 
A) Rhett syndrome. 
B) attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D) . 
C) Asperger's syndrome. 
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder (OC
D) .

Question 14

The most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder is:

Accepted Answer

A) autism. 
B) conduct disorder (C
D) . 
C) nonverbal learning disability (NVL
D) . 
D) attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D) . 
A) autism. 
B) conduct disorder (C
D) . 
C) nonverbal learning disability (NVL
D) . 
D) attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D) .

Question 15

The ability to reciprocate attention to another individual is called:

Accepted Answer

A) joint attention. 
B) autistic aloneness. 
C) neologism. 
D) echolalia. 
A) joint attention. 
B) autistic aloneness. 
C) neologism. 
D) echolalia.

Question 16

Autism is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) preserved social relatedness. 
B) the presence of repetitive behaviors. 
C) intense emotional attachments to other people. 
D) preserved language functioning. 
A) preserved social relatedness. 
B) the presence of repetitive behaviors. 
C) intense emotional attachments to other people. 
D) preserved language functioning.

Question 17

The percentage of autism in siblings of individuals with autism is:

Accepted Answer

A) 3-6%. 
B) 6-10%. 
C) 10-15%. 
D) 50%. 
A) 3-6%. 
B) 6-10%. 
C) 10-15%. 
D) 50%.

Question 18

In identical twins,the co-occurrence rate of autism is:

Accepted Answer

A) 5-10%. 
B) 10-36%. 
C) 36-96%. 
D) 100%. 
A) 5-10%. 
B) 10-36%. 
C) 36-96%. 
D) 100%.

Question 19

____________________ are repetitive,stereotypic,nonrhythmic,and reoccurring motor or vocal responses.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ are repetitive,stereotypic,nonrhythmic,and reoccurring motor or vocal...

Question 20

Which of the following is implicated in canalesthesia?

Accepted Answer

A) serotonin 
B) the parietal association area 
C) the corpus callosum 
D) the hippocampus 
A) serotonin 
B) the parietal association area 
C) the corpus callosum 
D) the hippocampus

The brain size of individuals with autism has been found to be smaller in adulthood than that of healthy adults.

Which of the following is hypothesized to be true about the right cerebral hemisphere?

The parvocellular visual system is sensitive to:

Which of the following represents the disruption of the magnocellular and parvocellular visual systems in dyslexia?

Disruption of an autistic individual's routine is likely to result in:

Tic behaviors involving obscene or inappropriate speech is referred to as ____________________.

In non-reading disordered individuals,the planum temporale is:

The pragmatics of language refers to:

An individual who repeats a word,words,or phrases over and over is demonstrating the clinical characteristic of ____________________.

Recent research (Forrest,2004)of the math performance of children with nonverbal learning disability (NLVD)revealed that these children were proficient when they:

The application of rules for translating letters and letter sequences into corresponding speech-sound equivalents is called:

Children with tics show an acceleration of tics in adolescence that continues into adulthood.

A child who demonstrates social interest,continually uses odd words of speech but has normal language development,and has a preoccupation with odd objects (e.g.,bottle caps)may be exhibiting:

The most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder is:

The ability to reciprocate attention to another individual is called:

Autism is characterized by:

The percentage of autism in siblings of individuals with autism is:

In identical twins,the co-occurrence rate of autism is:

____________________ are repetitive,stereotypic,nonrhythmic,and reoccurring motor or vocal responses.

Which of the following is implicated in canalesthesia?

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Methods of Investigating the Brain

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Somatosensory,chemical,and Motor Systems

Vision and Language

Memory,attention,emotion,and Executive Functioning

Developmental Disorders of Childhood

Cerebrovascular Disorders and Tumors

Traumatic Head Injury and Rehabilitation

Normal Aging and Dementia: Alzheimers Disease

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Exam 11: Learning and Neuropsychiatric Disorders of Childhood

The brain size of individuals with autism has been found to be smaller in adulthood than that of healthy adults.

Which of the following is hypothesized to be true about the right cerebral hemisphere?

The parvocellular visual system is sensitive to:

Which of the following represents the disruption of the magnocellular and parvocellular visual systems in dyslexia?

Disruption of an autistic individual's routine is likely to result in:

Tic behaviors involving obscene or inappropriate speech is referred to as ____________________.

In non-reading disordered individuals,the planum temporale is:

The pragmatics of language refers to:

An individual who repeats a word,words,or phrases over and over is demonstrating the clinical characteristic of ____________________.

Recent research (Forrest,2004)of the math performance of children with nonverbal learning disability (NLVD)revealed that these children were proficient when they:

The application of rules for translating letters and letter sequences into corresponding speech-sound equivalents is called:

Children with tics show an acceleration of tics in adolescence that continues into adulthood.

A child who demonstrates social interest,continually uses odd words of speech but has normal language development,and has a preoccupation with odd objects (e.g.,bottle caps)may be exhibiting:

The most commonly diagnosed childhood disorder is:

The ability to reciprocate attention to another individual is called:

Autism is characterized by:

The percentage of autism in siblings of individuals with autism is:

In identical twins,the co-occurrence rate of autism is:

____________________ are repetitive,stereotypic,nonrhythmic,and reoccurring motor or vocal responses.

Which of the following is implicated in canalesthesia?

A History of Neuropsychology

Methods of Investigating the Brain

Neuropsychological Assessment and Diagnosis

Cells of Thought

Functional Neuroanatomy

Cerebral Specialization

Somatosensory,chemical,and Motor Systems

Vision and Language

Memory,attention,emotion,and Executive Functioning

Developmental Disorders of Childhood

Cerebrovascular Disorders and Tumors

Traumatic Head Injury and Rehabilitation

Normal Aging and Dementia: Alzheimers Disease

Subcortical Dementias

Alterations of Consciousness

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