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

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