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Question #1
Before the 1950s, neuropsychological testing usually employed the
A.   customized-test-battery approach.
B.   neurological approach.
C.   standardized-test-battery approach.
D.   single-test approach.
E.   psychophysical approach.
Question #2
Many current neuropsychological assessments begin with the
A.   sodium amytal test.
B.   dichotic listening test.
C.   ERP
D.   WAIS.
E.   Psychiatric Test Inventory (PTI).
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.   aphasia subtest of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery
C.   Wechsler Language Scale Test
D.   token test
E.   paired-associate test
Question #4
Memories that are demonstrated by improved performance in the absence of any conscious awareness of the memories are called
A.   semantic memories.
B.   explicit memories.
C.   short-term memories.
D.   episodic memories.
E.   implicit memories.
Question #5
A common neuropsychological test of frontal-lobe damage is the
A.   Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test.
B.   token test.
C.   Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.
D.   digit-span test.
E.   block-design 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.   limbic system.
B.   cerebral paradigm.
C.   constituent cognitive processor.
D.   paired-image subtraction mode.
E.   default mode network.
Question #7
In the open-field test, a high bolus count is frequently used as an indicator of
A.   aggression.
B.   attention.
C.   motor activity.
D.   fearfulness.
E.   defense.
Question #8
The elevated plus maze is a commonly used test of
A.   memory.
B.   learning.
C.   all of these
D.   balance.
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.   lordosis quotient
C.   number of ejaculations to intromission
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 number of the arms.
B.   the length of the arms.
C.   the colors of the arms.
D.   external room cues.
E.   the size of the arms.
Question #11
The Morris water maze is commonly used to study
A.   swimming in rats.
B.   passive avoidance in fish.
C.   swimming in fish.
D.   maze running in rats.
E.   spatial ability in rats.

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