Question 1

The main advantage of the Luria-Nebraska over the Halstead-Reitan is

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A)  more comprehensive normative data. 
B)  length of administration time. 
C)  localization accuracy. 
D)  greater age range.

Question 2

The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test is best used to assess

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A)  premorbid functioning. 
B)  abstract reasoning. 
C)  overall intelligence. 
D)  memory.

Question 3

What kind of information is provided by fMRI? Identify at least two drawbacks of neurodiagnostic procedures,in general,and explain when they should be ordered.

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Question 4

Dr.Tobin,a neuropsychologist,receives a referral for an individual who was in a car accident,and the referral source is interested in changes to the person's functioning as a result of the accident.If no baseline data is available,how would Dr.Tobin best estimate the person's premorbid (pre-accident)functioning?

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A)  by asking the person what changes he/she has noticed since the accident 
B)  by drawing an inference based on data (e.g., level of education, occupation) from the person's case history 
C)  by having the person complete certain subtests of the WAIS-IV 
D)  by having the person complete the Wisconsin Card-Sorting Task

Question 5

Equipotentiality is best understood as

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A)  the ability of brain-injured patients to return to premorbid levels of functioning. 
B)  the tendency for the brain to function as a whole rather than as isolated units. 
C)  equivalent neuropsychological abilities across the senses. 
D)  the comparable impairment experienced by individuals with similar brain lesions.

Question 6

Which of the following situations best exemplifies malingering?

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A)  When filling out a paper-and-pencil personality measure, Donna answers in such a way that she appears more thoughtful and less irritable than she truly is. 
B)  Jay is hard to engage in his interview with the neuropsychologist, making little eye contact and supplying one- or two-word responses to her questions. 
C)  During her neuropsychological evaluation, Lexi repeatedly requests bathroom and water breaks, and tries to distract the professional with questions and tangential comments. 
D)  During his neuropsychological testing session, Derek responds to the tests in such a way that his memory functioning appears significantly worse than it really is.

Question 7

Paul Broca

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A)  is the most widely-known critic of current neuropsychological test batteries. 
B)  championed the practice phrenology in the 19th century. 
C)  determined via autopsy the area of the brain used for motor speech. 
D)  more than one of the above

Question 8

Which of the following provides a better sense of the "working" brain than more traditional neurodiagnostic procedures?

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A)  fMRI 
B)  CAT scan 
C)  SPECT 
D)  more than one of the above

Question 9

__________ is the most common degenerative brain disease,and __________ is the degenerative brain disease with the earliest typical age of onset.

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A)  Alzheimer's; Alzheimer's 
B)  Parkinson's; Parkinson's 
C)  Alzheimer's; Huntington's chorea 
D)  Parkinson's; Huntington's chorea

Question 10

Describe the guidelines for graduate training in clinical neuropsychology that were offered at the Houston Conference in 1997.Also,what kind of post-doctoral training is required?

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Question 11

Neuropsychology is best defined as the study of

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A)  brain malfunction due to lesion or disease. 
B)  the relationship between brain function and intelligence. 
C)  the relationship between brain function and behavior. 
D)  none of the above

Question 12

ALL BUT WHICH of the following is a change to the brain often observed in people with chronic alcoholism?

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A)  lesions in the temporal lobe 
B)  atrophy of the cerebral cortex 
C)  damage to the cerebellum 
D)  shrinkage or lesions in the diencephalon

Question 13

According to the text,how will the focuses,duties,and work settings of clinical neuropsychologists change,or continue to change,in the future?

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Question 14

Following a bicycle accident where her (helmetless)head hit the asphalt,Ally is experiencing impaired tactile perception.She most likely has damage to the __________ lobes.

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

Question 15

Dennis's friends bring him to the ER late one night following blows to his head that have left him unable to say where he is or even what day it is.Someone assessing Dennis's neuropsychological status would say that he has impaired

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A)  affect. 
B)  perception. 
C)  orientation. 
D)  cognitive fluency.

Question 16

Identify and describe at least four common consequences or symptoms of brain damage.

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Question 17

ALL BUT WHICH of the following is true regarding the hemispheric organization of the brain?

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A)  Generally speaking, the left side of the brain controls sensation and motor functions on the right side of the body, and the right side of the brain controls sensation and motor functions on the left side of the body. 
B)  Language is localized on the left side of the brain for right handers, and the right side of the brain for left-handers. 
C)  The two hemispheres communicate via a structure called the corpus callosum. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 18

ALL BUT WHICH of the following is an accurate statement about strokes?

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A)  Strokes occur most commonly among the elderly. 
B)  Strokes are also called cerebrovascular accidents. 
C)  Strokes result from one of three basic types of intracranial events. 
D)  Prompt medical attention can greatly reduce the amount of damage from certain strokes.

Question 19

ALL BUT WHICH of the following is true of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery?

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A)  Its initial development was guided by factor analysis. 
B)  The entire battery takes about 2.5 hours to adminster/complete. 
C)  The results can suggest whether a lesion has come on suddenly or more gradually. 
D)  Research has supported its reliability and validity across age groups.

Question 20

__________ is the theory that the bumps and indentations of the skull indicate individual differences in intelligence and personality.

Accepted Answer

A)  Phrenology 
B)  Localization 
C)  Equipotentiality 
D)  Cranial topology

Exam 18: Neuropsychology