Question 1

The Concussion Resolution Index (CRI)was designed primarily to track the recovery process for which group?

Accepted Answer

A) battered women. 
B) veterans. 
C) car accident survivors. 
D) athletes 
A) battered women. 
B) veterans. 
C) car accident survivors. 
D) athletes

Question 2

The Ways of Coping Scale (Folkman, 2010; Lazarus & Folkman, 1984)is a ____-item test and includes ____ subscales.

Accepted Answer

A) 10; three 
B) 68; seven 
C) 24; nine 
D) 79; six 
A) 10; three 
B) 68; seven 
C) 24; nine 
D) 79; six

Question 3

The Trail Making Tests evaluate several cognitive skills, including

Accepted Answer

A) mood, attention, and sequencing. 
B) attention, intelligence, and thought processing. 
C) attention, sequencing, and thought processing. 
D) intelligence, sequencing, and thought processing. 
A) mood, attention, and sequencing. 
B) attention, intelligence, and thought processing. 
C) attention, sequencing, and thought processing. 
D) intelligence, sequencing, and thought processing.

Question 4

By 3 years old, infants who suffered from early brain lesions

Accepted Answer

A) had still not developed verbal abilities, coordination, and visual spatial abilities. 
B) had caught up to their healthy peers in verbal ability, coordination, and visual spatial ability. 
C) showed poor performance on tests of verbal ability, coordination, and visual spatial ability. 
D) varied significantly in their verbal ability, coordination, and visual spatial ability. 
A) had still not developed verbal abilities, coordination, and visual spatial abilities. 
B) had caught up to their healthy peers in verbal ability, coordination, and visual spatial ability. 
C) showed poor performance on tests of verbal ability, coordination, and visual spatial ability. 
D) varied significantly in their verbal ability, coordination, and visual spatial ability.

Question 5

The eight-dimension measure that was developed for the Medical Outcomes Study and the RAND Corporation is the

Accepted Answer

A) SF-36. 
B) QWB. 
C) Nottingham Health Profile. 
D) Karnofsky Performance Status. 
A) SF-36. 
B) QWB. 
C) Nottingham Health Profile. 
D) Karnofsky Performance Status.

Question 6

Discuss the relationship(s)between life stress, social support, and coping. What impact do these factors have on physical illness? What about psychological distress?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between life stress, so

Question 7

Research on the STAI, which measures two components of anxiety, would seem to indicate

Accepted Answer

A) that the psychometric properties of the test are poor. 
B) each component is measuring a different aspect of anxiety. 
C) the two components are measuring the same thing. 
D) that the factor structure of the test does not hold up in Japanese culture. 
A) that the psychometric properties of the test are poor. 
B) each component is measuring a different aspect of anxiety. 
C) the two components are measuring the same thing. 
D) that the factor structure of the test does not hold up in Japanese culture.

Question 8

According to your textbook, which of the following is regarded as a major accomplishment of neuropsychologists?

Accepted Answer

A) The development of procedures to identify relationships between the brain and behavior 
B) The synthesis of medications that help slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease 
C) The development of imaging methods that eliminate the need for lengthy neuropsychological testing 
D) The identification of specific brain structures that are associated with complex cognitive functions 
A) The development of procedures to identify relationships between the brain and behavior 
B) The synthesis of medications that help slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease 
C) The development of imaging methods that eliminate the need for lengthy neuropsychological testing 
D) The identification of specific brain structures that are associated with complex cognitive functions

Question 9

Which imaging study allows estimates to be made of blood flow to regions of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) CAT 
B) fMRI 
C) PET 
D) EEG 
A) CAT 
B) fMRI 
C) PET 
D) EEG

Question 10

One of the major disadvantages of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery is that the battery

Accepted Answer

A) was not systematic. 
B) is useless in localizing injury in a particular hemisphere of the brain. 
C) can only be administered to adults. 
D) requires 8 to 12 hours to administer. 
A) was not systematic. 
B) is useless in localizing injury in a particular hemisphere of the brain. 
C) can only be administered to adults. 
D) requires 8 to 12 hours to administer.

Question 11

Which neuropsychological test can be administered by a computer?

Accepted Answer

A) Luria-Nebraska 
B) California Verbal Learning Test 
C) Halstead-Reitan 
D) Trail Making Test 
A) Luria-Nebraska 
B) California Verbal Learning Test 
C) Halstead-Reitan 
D) Trail Making Test

Question 12

The Halstead-Reitan Battery can assist in assessing

Accepted Answer

A) tumors from heart disease. 
B) left versus right hemisphere brain lesions. 
C) subcortical versus cortical brain lesions. 
D) peripheral versus central nervous system lesions. 
A) tumors from heart disease. 
B) left versus right hemisphere brain lesions. 
C) subcortical versus cortical brain lesions. 
D) peripheral versus central nervous system lesions.

Question 13

Which of the following is associated with left-sided brain injury?

Accepted Answer

A) visual-spatial defects 
B) problems recognizing written words 
C) problems with spatial calculations 
D) inability to recognize a physical deficit 
A) visual-spatial defects 
B) problems recognizing written words 
C) problems with spatial calculations 
D) inability to recognize a physical deficit

Question 14

The California Verbal Learning Test is a new approach to clinical neuropsychology that builds on research in

Accepted Answer

A) psychological testing, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience. 
B) physiological testing, experimental psychology, and neuroscience. 
C) physiological testing, experimental psychology, and computer science. 
D) psychological testing, cognitive psychology, and computer science. 
A) psychological testing, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience. 
B) physiological testing, experimental psychology, and neuroscience. 
C) physiological testing, experimental psychology, and computer science. 
D) psychological testing, cognitive psychology, and computer science.

Question 15

New research supports which view of functional problems?

Accepted Answer

A) They are related to specific locations within the brain. 
B) They arise within complex neural systems. 
C) They are primarily cognitive in nature. 
D) All of the above. 
A) They are related to specific locations within the brain. 
B) They arise within complex neural systems. 
C) They are primarily cognitive in nature. 
D) All of the above.

Question 16

Most of the work in neuropsychology is directed toward the assessment of

Accepted Answer

A) sensations/perceptions. 
B) brain dysfunction. 
C) mood. 
D) motor movements. 
A) sensations/perceptions. 
B) brain dysfunction. 
C) mood. 
D) motor movements.

Question 17

The three components of psychological stress are:

Accepted Answer

A) fright, flight, and fight. 
B) frustration, fear, and pressure. 
C) frustration, conflict, and pressure. 
D) demands, opportunities, and constraints. 
A) fright, flight, and fight. 
B) frustration, fear, and pressure. 
C) frustration, conflict, and pressure. 
D) demands, opportunities, and constraints.

Question 18

Luria's original work used

Accepted Answer

A) highly objective measures. 
B) standardized procedures. 
C) multiple validity measures. 
D) psychometrically unsound procedures. 
A) highly objective measures. 
B) standardized procedures. 
C) multiple validity measures. 
D) psychometrically unsound procedures.

Question 19

Which researcher introduced the concept of pluripotentiality?

Accepted Answer

A) Luria 
B) Halstead 
C) Reitan 
D) Lezak 
A) Luria 
B) Halstead 
C) Reitan 
D) Lezak

Question 20

The Test Anxiety Questionnaire distinguishes between the ____ drive and the ____ drive.

Accepted Answer

A) learned task; learned anxiety 
B) stress; anxiety 
C) learned task; learned hopelessness 
D) learned helplessness; learned anxiety 
A) learned task; learned anxiety 
B) stress; anxiety 
C) learned task; learned hopelessness 
D) learned helplessness; learned anxiety

Exam 17: Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

The Concussion Resolution Index (CRI)was designed primarily to track the recovery process for which group?

The Ways of Coping Scale (Folkman, 2010; Lazarus & Folkman, 1984)is a ____-item test and includes ____ subscales.

The Trail Making Tests evaluate several cognitive skills, including

By 3 years old, infants who suffered from early brain lesions

The eight-dimension measure that was developed for the Medical Outcomes Study and the RAND Corporation is the

Discuss the relationship(s)between life stress, social support, and coping. What impact do these factors have on physical illness? What about psychological distress?

Research on the STAI, which measures two components of anxiety, would seem to indicate

According to your textbook, which of the following is regarded as a major accomplishment of neuropsychologists?

Which imaging study allows estimates to be made of blood flow to regions of the brain?

One of the major disadvantages of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery is that the battery

Which neuropsychological test can be administered by a computer?

The Halstead-Reitan Battery can assist in assessing

Which of the following is associated with left-sided brain injury?

The California Verbal Learning Test is a new approach to clinical neuropsychology that builds on research in

New research supports which view of functional problems?

Most of the work in neuropsychology is directed toward the assessment of

The three components of psychological stress are:

Luria's original work used

Which researcher introduced the concept of pluripotentiality?

The Test Anxiety Questionnaire distinguishes between the ____ drive and the ____ drive.

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, Wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-III

Testing in Education: Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

The Future of Psychological Testing

Filters

The Ways of Coping Scale (Folkman, 2010; Lazarus & Folkman, 1984)is a -item test and includes subscales.

The Test Anxiety Questionnaire distinguishes between the drive and the drive.