Question 1

Disorders that affect a person's ability to read,write,speak,or understand language are known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  anomias 
B)  aprosodia 
C)  aphasias 
D)  apraxia 
A)  anomias 
B)  aprosodia 
C)  aphasias 
D)  apraxia

Question 2

Lewis typically administers a neuropsychological assessment that is uniquely tailored to each of his patients.Lewis does this because tailored assessments ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  provide a standardized analysis of all aspects of psychological functioning 
B)  are the easiest assessments performed by clinical neuropsychologists 
C)  focus more on a patient's specific problems 
D)  have strongly established norms 
A)  provide a standardized analysis of all aspects of psychological functioning 
B)  are the easiest assessments performed by clinical neuropsychologists 
C)  focus more on a patient's specific problems 
D)  have strongly established norms

Question 3

As a clinical neuropsychologist,Jasper meets with a lot of patients who have various disorders.Jasper finds that it is difficult to test people with delirium,mostly because ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  their distracted attention makes them uncooperative 
B)  they are in a persistent vegetative state 
C)  their memories have been impaired 
D)  they are partially paralyzed and do not know it 
A)  their distracted attention makes them uncooperative 
B)  they are in a persistent vegetative state 
C)  their memories have been impaired 
D)  they are partially paralyzed and do not know it

Question 4

Dr.Genis is working with a hemineglect patient,Nathan.During the assessment,Dr.Genis wiggles her finger on the left,right,and then both sides of Nathan's field of vision.If Nathan is like the majority of hemineglect patients,this test will show that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  he is capable of seeing both sides of space but tends to ignore one side 
B)  his "what" system has been impaired 
C)  his symptoms are the result of damage to the upper part of the parietal lobes 
D)  he is completely blind in his right visual field 
A)  he is capable of seeing both sides of space but tends to ignore one side 
B)  his "what" system has been impaired 
C)  his symptoms are the result of damage to the upper part of the parietal lobes 
D)  he is completely blind in his right visual field

Question 5

Gino experiences alexia without agraphia,meaning that he cannot read but is still able to write.His experience with this syndrome demonstrates how ____ can operate but not communicate with one another.

Accepted Answer

A)  modules 
B)  the "what" pathways 
C)  the "where" pathways 
D)  nodes 
A)  modules 
B)  the "what" pathways 
C)  the "where" pathways 
D)  nodes

Question 6

After Kenny survived a freak ping-pong accident,his friends assured him that he would make a full recovery.However,Kenny's recovery is not certain because a traumatic brain injury ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  involves irreversible brain damage due to loss of blood supply 
B)  can cause widespread damage and involve many aspects of functioning 
C)  is a type of neurodegenerative disease that is still not completely understood 
D)  causes a thiamine deficiency that eventually kills healthy brain cells 
A)  involves irreversible brain damage due to loss of blood supply 
B)  can cause widespread damage and involve many aspects of functioning 
C)  is a type of neurodegenerative disease that is still not completely understood 
D)  causes a thiamine deficiency that eventually kills healthy brain cells

Question 7

Clinical neuropsychologists work in medical facilities,where they can ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  conduct their own research and testing 
B)  perform brain surgeries on patients 
C)  create neuropsychological assessments that establish norms 
D)  work with physicians who focus on the treatment of brain disorders 
A)  conduct their own research and testing 
B)  perform brain surgeries on patients 
C)  create neuropsychological assessments that establish norms 
D)  work with physicians who focus on the treatment of brain disorders

Question 8

Yasuo has damaged his reticular formation.He is most likely to develop ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  alexia without agraphia 
B)  phonemic but not semantic paraphasias 
C)  mild cognitive impairment 
D)  a persistent vegetative state 
A)  alexia without agraphia 
B)  phonemic but not semantic paraphasias 
C)  mild cognitive impairment 
D)  a persistent vegetative state

Disorders that affect a person's ability to read,write,speak,or understand language are known as ____.

Lewis typically administers a neuropsychological assessment that is uniquely tailored to each of his patients.Lewis does this because tailored assessments ____.

As a clinical neuropsychologist,Jasper meets with a lot of patients who have various disorders.Jasper finds that it is difficult to test people with delirium,mostly because ____.

Dr.Genis is working with a hemineglect patient,Nathan.During the assessment,Dr.Genis wiggles her finger on the left,right,and then both sides of Nathan's field of vision.If Nathan is like the majority of hemineglect patients,this test will show that ____.

Gino experiences alexia without agraphia,meaning that he cannot read but is still able to write.His experience with this syndrome demonstrates how ____ can operate but not communicate with one another.

After Kenny survived a freak ping-pong accident,his friends assured him that he would make a full recovery.However,Kenny's recovery is not certain because a traumatic brain injury ____.

Clinical neuropsychologists work in medical facilities,where they can ____.

Yasuo has damaged his reticular formation.He is most likely to develop ____.

Introduction to the Science of Psychology

Research in Psychology

Biological Aspects of Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thought and Language

Intelligence

Consciousness

Motivation and Emotion

Human Development

Health, stress, and Coping

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Social Psychology

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Appendix A: Statistics in Psychological Research

Appendix B: Behavioral Genetics.

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Exam 18: Neuropsychology

Disorders that affect a person's ability to read,write,speak,or understand language are known as ____.

Lewis typically administers a neuropsychological assessment that is uniquely tailored to each of his patients.Lewis does this because tailored assessments ____.

As a clinical neuropsychologist,Jasper meets with a lot of patients who have various disorders.Jasper finds that it is difficult to test people with delirium,mostly because ____.

Dr.Genis is working with a hemineglect patient,Nathan.During the assessment,Dr.Genis wiggles her finger on the left,right,and then both sides of Nathan's field of vision.If Nathan is like the majority of hemineglect patients,this test will show that ____.

Gino experiences alexia without agraphia,meaning that he cannot read but is still able to write.His experience with this syndrome demonstrates how ____ can operate but not communicate with one another.

After Kenny survived a freak ping-pong accident,his friends assured him that he would make a full recovery.However,Kenny's recovery is not certain because a traumatic brain injury ____.

Clinical neuropsychologists work in medical facilities,where they can ____.

Yasuo has damaged his reticular formation.He is most likely to develop ____.

Introduction to the Science of Psychology

Research in Psychology

Biological Aspects of Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thought and Language

Intelligence

Consciousness

Motivation and Emotion

Human Development

Health, stress, and Coping

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Social Psychology

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Appendix A: Statistics in Psychological Research

Appendix B: Behavioral Genetics.

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