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Question #1
Before the 1950s, neuropsychological testing usually employed the
A.   customized-test-battery approach.
B.   psychophysical approach.
C.   standardized-test-battery approach.
D.   single-test approach.
E.   neurological approach.
Question #2
Many current neuropsychological assessments begin with the
A.   sodium amytal test.
B.   Psychiatric Test Inventory (PTI).
C.   dichotic listening test.
D.   WAIS.
E.   ERP
Question #3
Which of the following is a test of language ability that employs objects of two shapes, two sizes, and five different colors?
A.   block-span test
B.   Wechsler Language Scale Test
C.   paired-associate test
D.   token test
E.   aphasia subtest of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery
Question #4
Memories that are demonstrated by improved performance in the absence of any conscious awareness of the memories are called
A.   episodic memories.
B.   short-term memories.
C.   implicit memories.
D.   semantic memories.
E.   explicit memories.
Question #5
A common neuropsychological test of frontal-lobe damage is the
A.   Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.
B.   token test.
C.   block-design test.
D.   digit-span test.
E.   Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test.
Question #6
A network of brain structures that tends to be active when a person sits quietly and lets her mind wander has been termed the
A.   cerebral paradigm.
B.   paired-image subtraction mode.
C.   constituent cognitive processor.
D.   default mode network.
E.   limbic system.
Question #7
In the open-field test, a high bolus count is frequently used as an indicator of
A.   aggression.
B.   defense.
C.   attention.
D.   motor activity.
E.   fearfulness.
Question #8
The elevated plus maze is a commonly used test of
A.   memory.
B.   none of these
C.   balance.
D.   learning.
E.   all of these
Question #9
Which of the following is a commonly used measure of the sexual receptivity of female rats?
A.   postejaculatory interval
B.   number of intromissions to ejaculation
C.   mount frequency
D.   lordosis quotient
E.   number of ejaculations to intromission
Question #10
In the typical radial arm maze, rats tend to orient themselves on the basis of
A.   the size of the arms.
B.   the number of the arms.
C.   the colors of the arms.
D.   the length of the arms.
E.   external room cues.
Question #11
The Morris water maze is commonly used to study
A.   maze running in rats.
B.   swimming in rats.
C.   swimming in fish.
D.   spatial ability in rats.
E.   passive avoidance in fish.

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