Question 1

The Bender-Visual Motor Gestalt Test

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A)  requires a considerable amount of time and special equipment to administer. 
B)  relies solely on qualitative clinical judgment because no normative data are available. 
C)  was re-standardized using year 2000 census data. 
D)  was designed to assess perceptual maturation and neurological impairment. 
A)  requires a considerable amount of time and special equipment to administer. 
B)  relies solely on qualitative clinical judgment because no normative data are available. 
C)  was re-standardized using year 2000 census data. 
D)  was designed to assess perceptual maturation and neurological impairment.

Question 2

The Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery is an example of

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A)  a flexible battery. 
B)  a routing battery. 
C)  an atheoretical battery. 
D)  a battery that keeps going and going. 
A)  a flexible battery. 
B)  a routing battery. 
C)  an atheoretical battery. 
D)  a battery that keeps going and going.

Question 3

Neurology is to neuropsychology as

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A)  brains is to beauty. 
B)  psychiatry is to psychology. 
C)  prince is to pauper. 
D)  neuron is to neutron. 
A)  brains is to beauty. 
B)  psychiatry is to psychology. 
C)  prince is to pauper. 
D)  neuron is to neutron.

Question 4

One variety of memory thought to exist beyond conscious control is referred to as

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A)  reflexive memory. 
B)  iterative memory. 
C)  illicit memory. 
D)  implicit memory. 
A)  reflexive memory. 
B)  iterative memory. 
C)  illicit memory. 
D)  implicit memory.

Question 5

The Romberg test is also referred to as the

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A)  standing still test. 
B)  nose-finger-nose test. 
C)  finger wiggle test. 
D)  walking-running-skipping test. 
A)  standing still test. 
B)  nose-finger-nose test. 
C)  finger wiggle test. 
D)  walking-running-skipping test.

Question 6

A mental status examination conducted during the course of a neuropsychological evaluation may yield data regarding

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A)  the examinee's motor abilities. 
B)  the examinee's estimated intellectual functioning. 
C)  the examinee's sensory perception. 
D)  All of these 
A)  the examinee's motor abilities. 
B)  the examinee's estimated intellectual functioning. 
C)  the examinee's sensory perception. 
D)  All of these

Question 7

The thalamus acts as

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A)  an executive controller for volitional motor movements that are transmitted from the brain to the muscles. 
B)  a communications relay station for sensory information being transmitted to the cerebral cortex. 
C)  visual-spatial sequencer for perceiving complex patterns of movement from the cingular gyrus. 
D)  a kind of brake on emotional impulses that exerts a calming influence when one becomes too angry. 
A)  an executive controller for volitional motor movements that are transmitted from the brain to the muscles. 
B)  a communications relay station for sensory information being transmitted to the cerebral cortex. 
C)  visual-spatial sequencer for perceiving complex patterns of movement from the cingular gyrus. 
D)  a kind of brake on emotional impulses that exerts a calming influence when one becomes too angry.

Question 8

A second edition of the Bender-Gestalt was published ____ years after the original.

Accepted Answer

A)  8 
B)  13 
C)  18 
D)  65 
A)  8 
B)  13 
C)  18 
D)  65

Question 9

According to Dr.Eric Kramer,a particular protein deposit in the blood vessels or the nerve cells that may act as a marker for senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a suetoxin. 
B)  an edithalid. 
C)  a jentinen. 
D)  an amyloid. 
A)  a suetoxin. 
B)  an edithalid. 
C)  a jentinen. 
D)  an amyloid.

Question 10

The Porteus Maze Test is NOT

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A)  a measure of executive functioning. 
B)  to be used with children under the age of 8. 
C)  used to study personality traits of testtakers. 
D)  a measure used by neuropsychologists. 
A)  a measure of executive functioning. 
B)  to be used with children under the age of 8. 
C)  used to study personality traits of testtakers. 
D)  a measure used by neuropsychologists.

Question 11

Which of the following is TRUE regarding a fixed,prepackaged neuropsychological test battery?

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A)  Great care is taken by the neuropsychologist in pre-selecting the tests to be administered. 
B)  Scoring guidelines are frequently vague and require subjective clinical judgment. 
C)  Each test in the battery is designed to measure only one neuropsychological variable. 
D)  It is most likely to be used by a novice rather than an experienced neuropsychologist. 
A)  Great care is taken by the neuropsychologist in pre-selecting the tests to be administered. 
B)  Scoring guidelines are frequently vague and require subjective clinical judgment. 
C)  Each test in the battery is designed to measure only one neuropsychological variable. 
D)  It is most likely to be used by a novice rather than an experienced neuropsychologist.

Question 12

The case study approach is extremely valuable in neuropsychological assessments,especially with regard to determinations concerning a patient's

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A)  level of compliance during testing and assessment. 
B)  level of premorbid functioning. 
C)  need for medication and other such medical intervention. 
D)  ability to pay for services on a sliding scale fee basis. 
A)  level of compliance during testing and assessment. 
B)  level of premorbid functioning. 
C)  need for medication and other such medical intervention. 
D)  ability to pay for services on a sliding scale fee basis.

Question 13

Members of populations at risk for neurological impairment include all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  psychiatric patients. 
B)  the elderly. 
C)  war veterans. 
D)  alcoholics. 
A)  psychiatric patients. 
B)  the elderly. 
C)  war veterans. 
D)  alcoholics.

Question 14

According to Dr.Eric Kramer,when evaluating a patient for dementia,neuropsychological assessment has value in differentially diagnosing dementia of the

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A)  Alzheimer's type. 
B)  vascular type. 
C)  frontotemporal type. 
D)  All of these 
A)  Alzheimer's type. 
B)  vascular type. 
C)  frontotemporal type. 
D)  All of these

Question 15

Asking a patient to explain the meaning of proverbs such as "The early bird catches the worm" may assist a neuropsychologist in assessing a cognitive deficit in which area?

Accepted Answer

A)  planning 
B)  vocabulary 
C)  abstraction 
D)  orientation 
A)  planning 
B)  vocabulary 
C)  abstraction 
D)  orientation

Question 16

The Controlled Word Association Test is used primarily to

Accepted Answer

A)  evaluate pre-senile dementia. 
B)  measure cognitive functioning. 
C)  assess verbal fluency. 
D)  diagnose Alzheimer's disease. 
A)  evaluate pre-senile dementia. 
B)  measure cognitive functioning. 
C)  assess verbal fluency. 
D)  diagnose Alzheimer's disease.

Question 17

According to Dr.Eric Kramer,the existence of dementia-like symptoms is a state called

Accepted Answer

A)  pseudo-dementia 
B)  petite-folie 
C)  memory-lapsis 
D)  None of these 
A)  pseudo-dementia 
B)  petite-folie 
C)  memory-lapsis 
D)  None of these

Question 18

The Tower of Hanoi is appealing

Accepted Answer

A)  to testtakers because it is a puzzle-like task. 
B)  to testtakers because they receive instantaneous feedback on their performance. 
C)  to test users because it requires little more than paper-and-pencil to administer. 
D)  All of these 
A)  to testtakers because it is a puzzle-like task. 
B)  to testtakers because they receive instantaneous feedback on their performance. 
C)  to test users because it requires little more than paper-and-pencil to administer. 
D)  All of these

Question 19

Being able to call for help and supply first responders with emergency-relevant information is referred to in the text as an

Accepted Answer

A)  executive function. 
B)  emergency capability. 
C)  urgent capacity. 
D)  ability to multi-task. 
A)  executive function. 
B)  emergency capability. 
C)  urgent capacity. 
D)  ability to multi-task.

Question 20

Legendary boxers like Muhammed Ali are thought to have contracted a form of Parkinson's disease called _________ as a result of repeated head trauma.

Accepted Answer

A)  pugilistic Parkinson's 
B)  traumatic Parkinson's 
C)  concussive Parkinson's 
D)  Rocky Parkinson's 
A)  pugilistic Parkinson's 
B)  traumatic Parkinson's 
C)  concussive Parkinson's 
D)  Rocky Parkinson's

The Bender-Visual Motor Gestalt Test

The Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery is an example of

Neurology is to neuropsychology as

One variety of memory thought to exist beyond conscious control is referred to as

The Romberg test is also referred to as the

A mental status examination conducted during the course of a neuropsychological evaluation may yield data regarding

The thalamus acts as

A second edition of the Bender-Gestalt was published ____ years after the original.

According to Dr.Eric Kramer,a particular protein deposit in the blood vessels or the nerve cells that may act as a marker for senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type is called

The Porteus Maze Test is NOT

Which of the following is TRUE regarding a fixed,prepackaged neuropsychological test battery?

The case study approach is extremely valuable in neuropsychological assessments,especially with regard to determinations concerning a patient's

Members of populations at risk for neurological impairment include all of the following EXCEPT

According to Dr.Eric Kramer,when evaluating a patient for dementia,neuropsychological assessment has value in differentially diagnosing dementia of the

Asking a patient to explain the meaning of proverbs such as "The early bird catches the worm" may assist a neuropsychologist in assessing a cognitive deficit in which area?

The Controlled Word Association Test is used primarily to

According to Dr.Eric Kramer,the existence of dementia-like symptoms is a state called

The Tower of Hanoi is appealing

Being able to call for help and supply first responders with emergency-relevant information is referred to in the text as an

Legendary boxers like Muhammed Ali are thought to have contracted a form of Parkinson's disease called _________ as a result of repeated head trauma.

Psychological Testing and Assessment

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Exam 14: Neuropsychological Assessment

The Bender-Visual Motor Gestalt Test

The Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery is an example of

Neurology is to neuropsychology as

One variety of memory thought to exist beyond conscious control is referred to as

The Romberg test is also referred to as the

A mental status examination conducted during the course of a neuropsychological evaluation may yield data regarding

The thalamus acts as

A second edition of the Bender-Gestalt was published ____ years after the original.

According to Dr.Eric Kramer,a particular protein deposit in the blood vessels or the nerve cells that may act as a marker for senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type is called

The Porteus Maze Test is NOT

Which of the following is TRUE regarding a fixed,prepackaged neuropsychological test battery?

The case study approach is extremely valuable in neuropsychological assessments,especially with regard to determinations concerning a patient's

Members of populations at risk for neurological impairment include all of the following EXCEPT

According to Dr.Eric Kramer,when evaluating a patient for dementia,neuropsychological assessment has value in differentially diagnosing dementia of the

Asking a patient to explain the meaning of proverbs such as "The early bird catches the worm" may assist a neuropsychologist in assessing a cognitive deficit in which area?

The Controlled Word Association Test is used primarily to

According to Dr.Eric Kramer,the existence of dementia-like symptoms is a state called

The Tower of Hanoi is appealing

Being able to call for help and supply first responders with emergency-relevant information is referred to in the text as an

Legendary boxers like Muhammed Ali are thought to have contracted a form of Parkinson's disease called _________ as a result of repeated head trauma.

Psychological Testing and Assessment

Historical, Cultural, and Legalethical Considerations

A Statistics Refresher

Of Tests and Testing

Reliability

Validity

Utility

Test Development

Intelligence and Its Measurement

Assessment for Education

Personality Assessment: an Overview

Personality Assessment Methods

Clinical and Counseling Assessment

Assessment,Careers,and Business

Filters