Neuropsychology Practice Exam 1
Which is true?
a. Craniotomy is a modern term for a form of surgery that is likely to have been
around for only a few hundred years
b. Trephinated skulls are so-called because they contain surgically produced holes
c. It has been hypothesized that the purpose of trephination was to treat behavioral
disturbances
d. B and C
e. A and B - correct answer d. B and C
Non-fluent aphasia is characterized by
a. Damage to an area of the brain in the posterior region of the temporal lobe
b. Difficulty in producing sensible speech
c. Difficulty in spoken expression of thought
d. All of the above - correct answer c. Difficulty in spoken expression of thought
Double-dissociation
a. Is likely to apply only to language
b. Is a principle used to support localization theory
c. A principle that is not consistent with the findings of Broca and Wernicke
d. All of the above - correct answer b. Is a principle used to support localization theory
The use of normal distributions in neuropsychological testing
a. Cannot be used to measure achievement and aptitude
b. Is the basis of standardized testing
c. Will never be used in conjunction with a process-oriented approach to testing
d. Provides little information that is not already available through medical tests - correct answer b. Is the
basis of standardized testing
A neuropsychological test
, Neuropsychology Practice Exam 1
a. Is often used in the education sector (eg., middle school and high school)
b. Cannot be used to obtain a differential diagnosis
c. Is rarely used in cases where a clear cellular pathology of the brain is not known
d. All of the above - correct answer a. Is often used in the education sector (eg., middle school and high
school)
Which of the following represents close to 50% of the styles used by psychologists to deliver
neuropsychological testing?
a. Standardized testing only
b. Reliance on clinical experience, with little reliance on test batteries
c. A mixture of process-oriented approaches and standardized testing
d. The use of mainly intelligence tests - correct answer c. A mixture of process-oriented approaches and
standardized testing
Which of the following is part of the peripheral nervous system ?
a. Autonomic nervous system
b. Schwann cells
c. Acetylcholine
d. Neuromuscular junctions
e. All of the above - correct answer e. All of the above
Which of the following is not part of the forebrain?
a. Basal ganglia
b. hypothalamus c. cerebellum
d. hippocampus - correct answer c. cerebellum
Which of the following pairs of terms essentially have the same meaning:
a. Anterior; rostral
b. Superior; dorsal
c. Inferior; ventral
Which is true?
a. Craniotomy is a modern term for a form of surgery that is likely to have been
around for only a few hundred years
b. Trephinated skulls are so-called because they contain surgically produced holes
c. It has been hypothesized that the purpose of trephination was to treat behavioral
disturbances
d. B and C
e. A and B - correct answer d. B and C
Non-fluent aphasia is characterized by
a. Damage to an area of the brain in the posterior region of the temporal lobe
b. Difficulty in producing sensible speech
c. Difficulty in spoken expression of thought
d. All of the above - correct answer c. Difficulty in spoken expression of thought
Double-dissociation
a. Is likely to apply only to language
b. Is a principle used to support localization theory
c. A principle that is not consistent with the findings of Broca and Wernicke
d. All of the above - correct answer b. Is a principle used to support localization theory
The use of normal distributions in neuropsychological testing
a. Cannot be used to measure achievement and aptitude
b. Is the basis of standardized testing
c. Will never be used in conjunction with a process-oriented approach to testing
d. Provides little information that is not already available through medical tests - correct answer b. Is the
basis of standardized testing
A neuropsychological test
, Neuropsychology Practice Exam 1
a. Is often used in the education sector (eg., middle school and high school)
b. Cannot be used to obtain a differential diagnosis
c. Is rarely used in cases where a clear cellular pathology of the brain is not known
d. All of the above - correct answer a. Is often used in the education sector (eg., middle school and high
school)
Which of the following represents close to 50% of the styles used by psychologists to deliver
neuropsychological testing?
a. Standardized testing only
b. Reliance on clinical experience, with little reliance on test batteries
c. A mixture of process-oriented approaches and standardized testing
d. The use of mainly intelligence tests - correct answer c. A mixture of process-oriented approaches and
standardized testing
Which of the following is part of the peripheral nervous system ?
a. Autonomic nervous system
b. Schwann cells
c. Acetylcholine
d. Neuromuscular junctions
e. All of the above - correct answer e. All of the above
Which of the following is not part of the forebrain?
a. Basal ganglia
b. hypothalamus c. cerebellum
d. hippocampus - correct answer c. cerebellum
Which of the following pairs of terms essentially have the same meaning:
a. Anterior; rostral
b. Superior; dorsal
c. Inferior; ventral
