___ statistics are used to describe or summarize a distribution of data: a)descriptive b)inferential c)
frequency d)interval - ✔ ✖ ✔ a
____ is a rare, idiosyncratic reaction to neuroleptic drugs that may be caused by dopamine blockage in
the basal ganglia. Muscle rigidity, hyperthermia, and stupor are the core symptoms of this. Other
symptoms include painful joints, mutism, tachycardia, and urinary retention. a) tricyclic overdose
b)Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) c)5-HT toxicity syndrome d)lithium toxicity - ✔ ✖ ✔
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
____ variables indicate interaction. - ✔ ✖ ✔ Moderating variables
____ which proposes that memory loss is due to inhinderence (i.e., stimuli encountered during the
period of activity hinders previously acquired information).
a. interference.
b. memory trace decay.
c. retrieval cue.
d. motivated forgetting. - ✔ ✖ ✔ interference
_____ theory which attributes memory loss to a decay in memory traces as the result of the passage of
time.
a. interference.
b. memory trace decay.
c. retrieval cue.
d. motivated forgetting. - ✔ ✖ ✔ memory trace decay
________ is a type of absolute measure which is developed by the supervisors who use them and
therefore reduce rater biases
a) Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scale
b) Paired comparison
c) forced distribution
d) criterion measure - ✔ ✖ ✔ BARs
,________ is a type of rater bias which occurs when a rater consistently assigns avg ratings to all ratees
a) leniecy bias
b) strictness bias
c) central tendency bias
d) halo bias - ✔ ✖ ✔ central tendency
________ is a type of relative measure in which a predefined distribution of employees is used
a) paired comparison
b) forced distribution
c) objective measures
d) needs assessment - ✔ ✖ ✔ forced distribution
________ refers to performance appraisals
a) job analysis
b) job evaluation
c) criterion measures
d) needs assessment - ✔ ✖ ✔ criterion measures
________ refers to the procedure used to set wages by defining job requirements and assigning a dollar
value to each
a) job analysis
b) job evaluation
c) criterion measures
d) needs assessment - ✔ ✖ ✔ job evaluation
_________ , a type of damage to the parietal lobe, involves right-left confusion, agraphia and acalculia
apraxia
anosognosia
somatosensory agnosia
Gerstmann's syndrome - ✔ ✖ ✔ Gertsmann syndrome
,_________ , a type of damage to the parietal lobe, is an inability to perform skilled motor movements
apraxia
anosognosia
somatosensory agnosia
Gerstmann's syndrome - ✔ ✖ ✔ apraxia
_________ , a type of damage to the parietal lobe, is an inability to recognize one's own neurological
symptoms or other disorder
apraxia
anosognosia
somatosensory agnosia
Gerstmann's syndrome - ✔ ✖ ✔ anosognosia
_________ seizures begin in one side of the brain - ✔ ✖ ✔ partial
__________ are a type of sedative-hypnotic and are a generalised CNS depressant that is dose
dependent - ✔ ✖ ✔ barbituates
__________ is closely related to grammar and pronunciation.
a. Aphasia
b. Broca's area
c. Wernicke's area
d. Agnosia - ✔ ✖ ✔ b
__________ law states that sensation is an exponential function of stimulus intensity-useful for
describing extreme intensities-ie doubling the intensity of a lightbulb less than double's the sensation of
light's brightness but doubling the intensity of an electric shock more than doubles it's physical
sensation
Weber's law
Fechner's Law
Steven's Power Law - ✔ ✖ ✔ Steven's power law
__________ law states that the more intese the stimulus, the greater int increase in stimulus intensity
required to produce a noticeable difference - ie 10g added to 100g; 1g added to 10g
, Weber's law
Fechner's Law
Steven's Power Law - ✔ ✖ ✔ Weber's law
__________ traits are personality traits the comprise a person's unique individual qualities.
a. Central
b. Secondary
c. Cardinal
d. Individual - ✔ ✖ ✔ d
___________ aphasia doesn't affect lang comprehension but does result in anomia and impaired
repetition - ✔ ✖ ✔ Conduction aphasia
___________ are the most widely used psychiatric medication - ✔ ✖ ✔ benzos
____________ amnesia is post-injury anterograde amnesia and it's duration is a good predictor of the
persistence of symptoms caused by TBI - ✔ ✖ ✔ post-traumatic amnesia
____________ aphasia is caused by widespread brain injury - ✔ ✖ ✔ Global aphasia
______________ aphasia struggle to understand and express language. Usually have effortless speech
but devoid of content - ✔ ✖ ✔ Wernicke's aphasia
________________ law states that physical stimulus changes are logarithmically related to their
psychological sensations
Weber's law
Fechner's Law
Steven's Power Law - ✔ ✖ ✔ Fechner's law
________________ laws identify the absolute and difference thresholds for sensation perception - ✔
✖ ✔ psychophysical
________________ of the brain refers to sex-related differences and is related to differential exposure
to androgens during prenatal and early postnatal development
sexual dimorphism
sexual dichotomy
frequency d)interval - ✔ ✖ ✔ a
____ is a rare, idiosyncratic reaction to neuroleptic drugs that may be caused by dopamine blockage in
the basal ganglia. Muscle rigidity, hyperthermia, and stupor are the core symptoms of this. Other
symptoms include painful joints, mutism, tachycardia, and urinary retention. a) tricyclic overdose
b)Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) c)5-HT toxicity syndrome d)lithium toxicity - ✔ ✖ ✔
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
____ variables indicate interaction. - ✔ ✖ ✔ Moderating variables
____ which proposes that memory loss is due to inhinderence (i.e., stimuli encountered during the
period of activity hinders previously acquired information).
a. interference.
b. memory trace decay.
c. retrieval cue.
d. motivated forgetting. - ✔ ✖ ✔ interference
_____ theory which attributes memory loss to a decay in memory traces as the result of the passage of
time.
a. interference.
b. memory trace decay.
c. retrieval cue.
d. motivated forgetting. - ✔ ✖ ✔ memory trace decay
________ is a type of absolute measure which is developed by the supervisors who use them and
therefore reduce rater biases
a) Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scale
b) Paired comparison
c) forced distribution
d) criterion measure - ✔ ✖ ✔ BARs
,________ is a type of rater bias which occurs when a rater consistently assigns avg ratings to all ratees
a) leniecy bias
b) strictness bias
c) central tendency bias
d) halo bias - ✔ ✖ ✔ central tendency
________ is a type of relative measure in which a predefined distribution of employees is used
a) paired comparison
b) forced distribution
c) objective measures
d) needs assessment - ✔ ✖ ✔ forced distribution
________ refers to performance appraisals
a) job analysis
b) job evaluation
c) criterion measures
d) needs assessment - ✔ ✖ ✔ criterion measures
________ refers to the procedure used to set wages by defining job requirements and assigning a dollar
value to each
a) job analysis
b) job evaluation
c) criterion measures
d) needs assessment - ✔ ✖ ✔ job evaluation
_________ , a type of damage to the parietal lobe, involves right-left confusion, agraphia and acalculia
apraxia
anosognosia
somatosensory agnosia
Gerstmann's syndrome - ✔ ✖ ✔ Gertsmann syndrome
,_________ , a type of damage to the parietal lobe, is an inability to perform skilled motor movements
apraxia
anosognosia
somatosensory agnosia
Gerstmann's syndrome - ✔ ✖ ✔ apraxia
_________ , a type of damage to the parietal lobe, is an inability to recognize one's own neurological
symptoms or other disorder
apraxia
anosognosia
somatosensory agnosia
Gerstmann's syndrome - ✔ ✖ ✔ anosognosia
_________ seizures begin in one side of the brain - ✔ ✖ ✔ partial
__________ are a type of sedative-hypnotic and are a generalised CNS depressant that is dose
dependent - ✔ ✖ ✔ barbituates
__________ is closely related to grammar and pronunciation.
a. Aphasia
b. Broca's area
c. Wernicke's area
d. Agnosia - ✔ ✖ ✔ b
__________ law states that sensation is an exponential function of stimulus intensity-useful for
describing extreme intensities-ie doubling the intensity of a lightbulb less than double's the sensation of
light's brightness but doubling the intensity of an electric shock more than doubles it's physical
sensation
Weber's law
Fechner's Law
Steven's Power Law - ✔ ✖ ✔ Steven's power law
__________ law states that the more intese the stimulus, the greater int increase in stimulus intensity
required to produce a noticeable difference - ie 10g added to 100g; 1g added to 10g
, Weber's law
Fechner's Law
Steven's Power Law - ✔ ✖ ✔ Weber's law
__________ traits are personality traits the comprise a person's unique individual qualities.
a. Central
b. Secondary
c. Cardinal
d. Individual - ✔ ✖ ✔ d
___________ aphasia doesn't affect lang comprehension but does result in anomia and impaired
repetition - ✔ ✖ ✔ Conduction aphasia
___________ are the most widely used psychiatric medication - ✔ ✖ ✔ benzos
____________ amnesia is post-injury anterograde amnesia and it's duration is a good predictor of the
persistence of symptoms caused by TBI - ✔ ✖ ✔ post-traumatic amnesia
____________ aphasia is caused by widespread brain injury - ✔ ✖ ✔ Global aphasia
______________ aphasia struggle to understand and express language. Usually have effortless speech
but devoid of content - ✔ ✖ ✔ Wernicke's aphasia
________________ law states that physical stimulus changes are logarithmically related to their
psychological sensations
Weber's law
Fechner's Law
Steven's Power Law - ✔ ✖ ✔ Fechner's law
________________ laws identify the absolute and difference thresholds for sensation perception - ✔
✖ ✔ psychophysical
________________ of the brain refers to sex-related differences and is related to differential exposure
to androgens during prenatal and early postnatal development
sexual dimorphism
sexual dichotomy
