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Question #1
Before the 1950s, neuropsychological testing usually employed the
A.   standardized-test-battery approach.
B.   neurological approach.
C.   customized-test-battery approach.
D.   psychophysical approach.
E.   single-test approach.
Question #2
Many current neuropsychological assessments begin with the
A.   dichotic listening test.
B.   WAIS.
C.   Psychiatric Test Inventory (PTI).
D.   ERP
E.   sodium amytal test.
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.   token test
B.   Wechsler Language Scale Test
C.   block-span test
D.   paired-associate 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.   implicit memories.
B.   explicit memories.
C.   episodic memories.
D.   semantic memories.
E.   short-term memories.
Question #5
A common neuropsychological test of frontal-lobe damage is the
A.   Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test.
B.   Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.
C.   digit-span test.
D.   block-design test.
E.   token 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.   limbic system.
C.   paired-image subtraction mode.
D.   constituent cognitive processor.
E.   default mode network.
Question #7
In the open-field test, a high bolus count is frequently used as an indicator of
A.   motor activity.
B.   attention.
C.   aggression.
D.   defense.
E.   fearfulness.
Question #8
The elevated plus maze is a commonly used test of
A.   balance.
B.   learning.
C.   memory.
D.   all of these
E.   none of these
Question #9
Which of the following is a commonly used measure of the sexual receptivity of female rats?
A.   mount frequency
B.   number of ejaculations to intromission
C.   lordosis quotient
D.   postejaculatory interval
E.   number of intromissions to ejaculation
Question #10
In the typical radial arm maze, rats tend to orient themselves on the basis of
A.   the colors of the arms.
B.   the size of the arms.
C.   the length of the arms.
D.   external room cues.
E.   the number of the arms.
Question #11
The Morris water maze is commonly used to study
A.   spatial ability in rats.
B.   swimming in rats.
C.   maze running in rats.
D.   swimming in fish.
E.   passive avoidance in fish.

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