CSP Psychometrist Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers

CSP Psychometrist Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers
AffectA-
AAnswerAItArefersAtoAtheAunderlyingAexperienceAofAfeeling,Aemotion,Aattachment,AorAmood.



AgraphiaA-AAnswerAlossAofAabilityAtoAexpressAthoughtsAinAwriting



DysgraphiaA-AAnswerAAAlearningAdisabilityAthatAinvolvesAdifficultyAinAhandwriting.



AcalculiaA-AAnswerAacquiredAinabilityAtoAperformAcalculations



DyscalculiaA-
AAnswerAaAlearningAdisorderAthatAaffectsAaAperson'sAabilityAtoAunderstandAnumber-
basedAinformationAandAmath.



CircumlocutionA-
AAnswerAtheAuseAofAanAunnecessarilyAlargeAnumberAofAwordsAtoAexpressAanAidea.AAnother
AwayAtoAsayAthisAwouldAbeAthatAsomeoneA"talksAinAcircles"



CochlearAImplantA-
AAnswerAaAdeviceAforAconvertingAsoundsAintoAelectricalAsignalsAandAstimulatingAtheAauditory
AnerveAthroughAelectrodesAthreadedAintoAtheAcochlea



ConfabulationA-
AAnswerAconfusionAofAanAeventAthatAhappenedAtoAsomeoneAelseAwithAoneAthatAhappened
AtoAyou,AorAaAbeliefAthatAyouArememberAsomethingAwhenAitAneverAactuallyAhappened



DysarthriaA-
AAnswerAtheAinabilityAtoAuseAspeechAthatAisAdistinctAandAconnectedAbecauseAofAaAlossAofA
muscleAcontrolAafterAdamageAtoAtheAperipheralAorAcentralAnervousAsystem



AnomicAAphasia/ADysnomiaA-
AAnswerAthisAimpairsAanAindividual'sAabilityAtoArecallAwords,AnamesAorAobjects.

,dyspraxiaA(developmentalAcoordinationAdisorder)ADCDA-AAnswerAItAcanAaffectAyourAco-
ordinationAskillsA-
AsuchAasAtasksArequiringAbalance,AplayingAsportsAorAlearningAtoAdriveAaAcar.



DelusionsA-
AAnswerAfalseAbeliefs,AoftenAofApersecutionAorAgrandeur,AthatAmayAaccompanyApsychoticAdi
sorders.AEx-AtheyAmayAbelieveAthatAaAfamilyAmemberAisAtryingAtoApoisonAthem



Echolalia/AEchopraxiaA-
AAnswerATheAuncontrollableAandAimmediateArepetitionAofAwordsAspokenAbyAanotherAperson



HallucinationsA-
AAnswerAaAfalseAperceptionAofAobjectsAorAeventsAinvolvingAyourAsenses:Asight,Asound,Asmell
,AtouchAandAtaste.ATheyAseemAreal,AbutAthey'reAnot.



IntrusionA-AAnswerAmentalAeventsAthatAinterruptAtheAflowAofAtask-
relatedAthoughtsAinAspiteAofAeffortsAtoAavoidAthem.



MalingeringA-
AAnswerADeliberateAfakingAofAaAphysicalAorApsychologicalAdisorderAmotivatedAbyAgain.



ManiaA-AAnswerAaAmoodAdisorderAmarkedAbyAaAhyperactive,AwildlyAoptimisticAstate



HypomaniaA-
AAnswerAAAmildAmanicAstateAinAwhichAtheAindividualAseemsAinfectiouslyAmerry,AextremelyAt
alkative,Acharming,AandAtireless.



MicrographiaA-
AAnswerAaAneurologicalAconditionAinAwhichAtheAhandwritingAbecomesAprogressivelyAsmaller.



NeologismA-
AAnswerAitAisAaAnewAwordAorAphraseAthatAhasAcomeAintoAcommonAuseAorAaAnewAmeanin
gAthatAhasAbeenAgivenAtoAanAestablishedAword



ParaphasiaA-
AAnswerAitAisAwhenAaAsoundAsubstitutionAorArearrangementAisAmade,AbutAtheAstatedAword
AstillAresemblesAtheAintendedAword.AForAexample,AoneAmayAsayA"spot"AinsteadAofA"pot."Ait

, AcouldAalsoAbeAswitchingAsyllablesAorAcreatingAreverseAcompoundAwordsAsuchAasA"markbook
"AinsteadAofA"bookmark."



PerseverationA-AAnswerAtheArepetitionAofAwords,Aphrases,Aquestions,AorAactions



PracticeAEffectA-
AAnswerAaAtypeAofAorderAeffectAinAwhichApeople'sAperformanceAimprovesAoverAtimeAbecau
seAtheyAbecomeApracticedAatAtheAdependentAmeasureA(notAbecauseAofAtheAmanipulationAor
Atreatment)



PressuredASpeechA-AAnswerAAbnormalArateAofAspeech,AspeakingAquicklyAandAurgently



PrimacyAEffectA-
AAnswerAtendencyAtoArememberAinformationAatAtheAbeginningAofAaAbodyAofAinformationAb
etterAthanAtheAinformationAthatAfollows



ProsodyA-
AAnswerAaAphonologicalAfeatureAofAspeech,AsuchAasAstress,Aintonation,Aintensity,AorAduratio
n,AthatApertainsAtoAaAsequenceAofAphonemesAratherAthanAtoAanAindividualAsegment



RecencyAEffectA-
AAnswerAtendencyAtoArememberArecentAinformationAbetterAthanAearlierAinformation



ResponseALatencyA-
AAnswerAtheAelapsedAtimeAfromAtheAonsetAofAaAstimulusA(e.g.,AtaskAdirection,Acue)AtoAthe
AinitiationAofAaAresponse



SemanticAClusterA-
AAnswerAtheAprocessAofAgroupingAsearchAqueriesAthatAareAsimilarAonAaAsemanticAlevelAinto
AclustersAbasedAonAmeaning.



TelegraphicASpeechA-AAnswerAearlyAspeechAstageAinAwhichAaAchildAspeaksAlikeAaAtelegram—
"goAcar"—usingAmostlyAnounsAandAverbs.



StimulusABoundA-
AAnswerAbehaviorAthatAoccursAonlyAasAaAresultAofAaAspecificAenvironmentalAtrigger