Question 1

Neuropsychologists use the Wechsler Scales

Accepted Answer

A)  only as a measure of current intellectual functioning. 
B)  to help identify neuropsychological impairment. 
C)  as a stand-alone measure of neurological impairment. 
D)  to establish rapport prior to administering the Halstead-Reitan battery. 
A)  only as a measure of current intellectual functioning. 
B)  to help identify neuropsychological impairment. 
C)  as a stand-alone measure of neurological impairment. 
D)  to establish rapport prior to administering the Halstead-Reitan battery.

Question 2

These brain lobes contain areas for visual reception:

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal lobes 
B)  occipital lobes 
C)  parietal lobes 
D)  frontal lobes 
A)  temporal lobes 
B)  occipital lobes 
C)  parietal lobes 
D)  frontal lobes

Question 3

Focal brain lesions

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A)  are diffusely scattered throughout the brain. 
B)  may have broad ramifications with regard to behavioral deficits. 
C)  may result in paralysis unless they are surgically addressed within 30 days of formation. 
D)  rarely have serious consequences. 
A)  are diffusely scattered throughout the brain. 
B)  may have broad ramifications with regard to behavioral deficits. 
C)  may result in paralysis unless they are surgically addressed within 30 days of formation. 
D)  rarely have serious consequences.

Question 4

The Seguin-Goddard Formboard was originally developed to measure

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A)  auditory memory. 
B)  visuopractic ability. 
C)  olfactory memory. 
D)  Both a and c 
A)  auditory memory. 
B)  visuopractic ability. 
C)  olfactory memory. 
D)  Both a and c

Question 5

If a patient reports having severe visual deficits while attempting to read a Facebook page,a neuropsychologist would suspect damage to the

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital lobes. 
B)  limbic system. 
C)  frontal lobes. 
D)  Facebook server. 
A)  occipital lobes. 
B)  limbic system. 
C)  frontal lobes. 
D)  Facebook server.

Question 6

This term refers to a deficit in writing ability:

Accepted Answer

A)  acopia 
B)  agnosia 
C)  agraphia 
D)  aphasia 
A)  acopia 
B)  agnosia 
C)  agraphia 
D)  aphasia

Question 7

According to your textbook,the increasing ability of physicians to identify brain damage with scans and other medical technology will MOST likely

Accepted Answer

A)  lessen the importance of neuropsychological testing and assessment. 
B)  prompt neuropsychologists to develop better assessment techniques for understanding cognitive strengths and weaknesses. 
C)  make neuropsychological testing and assessment shift its focus from diagnosis to remediation. 
D)  encourage neuropsychologists to return to school, this time for an M.D. degree. 
A)  lessen the importance of neuropsychological testing and assessment. 
B)  prompt neuropsychologists to develop better assessment techniques for understanding cognitive strengths and weaknesses. 
C)  make neuropsychological testing and assessment shift its focus from diagnosis to remediation. 
D)  encourage neuropsychologists to return to school, this time for an M.D. degree.

Question 8

The 7-Minute Screen was developed to identify symptoms associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  personality disorders 
B)  Alzheimer's disease 
C)  seizure disorders 
D)  All of these 
A)  personality disorders 
B)  Alzheimer's disease 
C)  seizure disorders 
D)  All of these

Question 9

Behavioral neurology is a specialty area within

Accepted Answer

A)  neuropsychology. 
B)  neurology. 
C)  neuroscience. 
D)  neuroanatomy. 
A)  neuropsychology. 
B)  neurology. 
C)  neuroscience. 
D)  neuroanatomy.

Question 10

Studies with the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST)indicate that high scores indicative of neurological impairment are obtained by people with neurological difficulties.High scores indicative of neurological impairment have also been found for people with mental disorders,with no neurological impairment.This latter finding is indicative of which type of problem with regard to WCST scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  false positives 
B)  false negatives 
C)  true negatives 
D)  true positives 
A)  false positives 
B)  false negatives 
C)  true negatives 
D)  true positives

Question 11

Factor-analytic research with the Wechsler Memory Scale-III suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  different factor solutions emerge as a function of age. 
B)  g emerges in adulthood but not old age. 
C)  no one factor can be used to explain test performance. 
D)  the memory of the examiner is a factor that accounts for the majority of the variance in pathology findings. 
A)  different factor solutions emerge as a function of age. 
B)  g emerges in adulthood but not old age. 
C)  no one factor can be used to explain test performance. 
D)  the memory of the examiner is a factor that accounts for the majority of the variance in pathology findings.

Question 12

Which is TRUE of a flexible battery in neuropsychological assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  A flexible battery of tests is typically preferable to a standard or prepackaged battery because it is more tailored to the assessee's presenting problem. 
B)  Tests administered in a flexible battery frequently overlap with some of the functions typically assessed in a standard battery, although both should always be administered. 
C)  All tests in a flexible battery have usually been normed on similar populations. 
D)  Tests administered in a flexible battery are less time-consuming than those in a standard battery. 
A)  A flexible battery of tests is typically preferable to a standard or prepackaged battery because it is more tailored to the assessee's presenting problem. 
B)  Tests administered in a flexible battery frequently overlap with some of the functions typically assessed in a standard battery, although both should always be administered. 
C)  All tests in a flexible battery have usually been normed on similar populations. 
D)  Tests administered in a flexible battery are less time-consuming than those in a standard battery.

Question 13

These brain lobes contain areas for auditory reception:

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal lobes 
B)  occipital lobes 
C)  parietal lobes 
D)  frontal lobes 
A)  temporal lobes 
B)  occipital lobes 
C)  parietal lobes 
D)  frontal lobes

Question 14

The Bender-Visual Motor Gestalt Test

Accepted Answer

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 15

A neuropsychologist blindfolds a patient and then moves the patient's arms and legs in various positions.The patient is unable to identify where his limbs are located.The neuropsychologist would MOST likely suspect that the patient has suffered some sort of damage to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal lobe. 
B)  temporal lobe. 
C)  parietal lobe. 
D)  occipital lobe. 
A)  frontal lobe. 
B)  temporal lobe. 
C)  parietal lobe. 
D)  occipital lobe.

Question 16

A first-grader is able to recite the complete alphabet in his kindergarten class but not at home.This BEST exemplifies

Accepted Answer

A)  nondeclarative procedural short-term memory 
B)  declarative-episodic longterm memory 
C)  context-dependent longterm memory 
D)  procedural short-term memory 
A)  nondeclarative procedural short-term memory 
B)  declarative-episodic longterm memory 
C)  context-dependent longterm memory 
D)  procedural short-term memory

Question 17

Poor performance on a Wechsler Block Design subtest indicates

Accepted Answer

A)  that the testtaker has a pre-senile dementia. 
B)  that the testtaker is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. 
C)  that severe head trauma has occurred. 
D)  None of these 
A)  that the testtaker has a pre-senile dementia. 
B)  that the testtaker is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. 
C)  that severe head trauma has occurred. 
D)  None of these

Question 18

A study by Decker (2008)using reanalyzed data from the Bender-Gestalt II standardization concluded that development of perceptual-motor skills

Accepted Answer

A)  proceeds through adolescence and then begins to decline. 
B)  proceeds through the middle adult years and then begins to decline. 
C)  proceeds through age 70 or so and then begins to decline. 
D)  None of these 
A)  proceeds through adolescence and then begins to decline. 
B)  proceeds through the middle adult years and then begins to decline. 
C)  proceeds through age 70 or so and then begins to decline. 
D)  None of these

Question 19

In the jargon of neuropsychology,reference to a "CDT" by a neuropsychologist MOST probably refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  central daylight saving time. 
B)  click-down tap-time. 
C)  clock-drawing test. 
D)  court-determined test. 
A)  central daylight saving time. 
B)  click-down tap-time. 
C)  clock-drawing test. 
D)  court-determined test.

Question 20

The phenomenon of ________ operates when an injury to the right side of the brain results in sensory or motor deficit on the left side of the body.

Accepted Answer

A)  diffuse organicity 
B)  contralateral control 
C)  bilateral functioning 
D)  reticular formulation 
A)  diffuse organicity 
B)  contralateral control 
C)  bilateral functioning 
D)  reticular formulation

Neuropsychologists use the Wechsler Scales

These brain lobes contain areas for visual reception:

Focal brain lesions

The Seguin-Goddard Formboard was originally developed to measure

If a patient reports having severe visual deficits while attempting to read a Facebook page,a neuropsychologist would suspect damage to the

This term refers to a deficit in writing ability:

According to your textbook,the increasing ability of physicians to identify brain damage with scans and other medical technology will MOST likely

The 7-Minute Screen was developed to identify symptoms associated with which of the following?

Behavioral neurology is a specialty area within

Factor-analytic research with the Wechsler Memory Scale-III suggests that

Which is TRUE of a flexible battery in neuropsychological assessment?

These brain lobes contain areas for auditory reception:

The Bender-Visual Motor Gestalt Test

A neuropsychologist blindfolds a patient and then moves the patient's arms and legs in various positions.The patient is unable to identify where his limbs are located.The neuropsychologist would MOST likely suspect that the patient has suffered some sort of damage to the:

A first-grader is able to recite the complete alphabet in his kindergarten class but not at home.This BEST exemplifies

Poor performance on a Wechsler Block Design subtest indicates

A study by Decker (2008)using reanalyzed data from the Bender-Gestalt II standardization concluded that development of perceptual-motor skills

In the jargon of neuropsychology,reference to a "CDT" by a neuropsychologist MOST probably refers to:

The phenomenon of ________ operates when an injury to the right side of the brain results in sensory or motor deficit on the left side of the body.

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Exam 15: Neuropsychological Assessment

Neuropsychologists use the Wechsler Scales

These brain lobes contain areas for visual reception:

Focal brain lesions

The Seguin-Goddard Formboard was originally developed to measure

If a patient reports having severe visual deficits while attempting to read a Facebook page,a neuropsychologist would suspect damage to the

This term refers to a deficit in writing ability:

According to your textbook,the increasing ability of physicians to identify brain damage with scans and other medical technology will MOST likely

The 7-Minute Screen was developed to identify symptoms associated with which of the following?

Behavioral neurology is a specialty area within

Factor-analytic research with the Wechsler Memory Scale-III suggests that

Which is TRUE of a flexible battery in neuropsychological assessment?

These brain lobes contain areas for auditory reception:

The Bender-Visual Motor Gestalt Test

A neuropsychologist blindfolds a patient and then moves the patient's arms and legs in various positions.The patient is unable to identify where his limbs are located.The neuropsychologist would MOST likely suspect that the patient has suffered some sort of damage to the:

A first-grader is able to recite the complete alphabet in his kindergarten class but not at home.This BEST exemplifies

Poor performance on a Wechsler Block Design subtest indicates

A study by Decker (2008)using reanalyzed data from the Bender-Gestalt II standardization concluded that development of perceptual-motor skills

In the jargon of neuropsychology,reference to a "CDT" by a neuropsychologist MOST probably refers to:

The phenomenon of ________ operates when an injury to the right side of the brain results in sensory or motor deficit on the left side of the body.

Psychological Testing and Assessment

Historical, cultural, and Legal Ethical Considerations

A Statistics Refresher

Of Tests and Testing

Reliability

Validity

Utility

Test Development

Intelligence and Its Measurement

Tests of Intelligence

Assessment for Education

Personality Assessment: An Overview

Personality Assessment Methods

Clinical and Counseling Assessment

Assessment, Careers, and Business References

Filters