Licensed Educational Psychologist Exam-Assessment 2023

Fluid intelligence - The ability to solve problems through reasoning. Crystallized intelligence - The ability to use skills, knowledge, and experience Where does most of the actual information processing in the brain takes place. - cerebral cortex The cerebral cortex is divided into lobes that have what specific function? - Parietal Lobe - involved in the reception and processing of sensory information from the body. Frontal Lobe - involved with decision-making, problem solving, and planning. Occipital Lobe - involved with vision. Temporal Lobe - involved with memory, emotion, hearing, and language. The cerebral cortex is responsible for? - sensing and interpreting input from various sources and maintaining cognitive function. Sensory functions interpreted by the cerebral cortex include hearing, touch, and vision. Cognitive functions include thinking, perceiving, and understanding language. What is the difference between anxiety and OCD? - The key features of GAD are a persistent worry about a variety of events and activities and presence of other symptoms such as muscle tension and sleep difficulties.The hallmark of OCD is the presence of specific obsessions and compulsions. What test should be used to obtain a standard score of the intellectual functioning of an 8-year-old who is unable to talk and has limited hand movements? - Raven's Progressive Matrices A right-handed 14-year-old student with a seizure disorder and no other health problems recently had a neuropsychological evaluation. The student's school asked an LEP to review the evaluation report and help them utilize the information. The report indicates impaired right-hand performance. An IQ test was not administered; however, all other evaluation results were within normal limits. What academic implications are inferred by these results? - The student has impaired language functioning and will primarily require extensive academic assistance with reading, spelling, writing, and note-taking