Psychology 103 - Physiological Psychology » Spring 2022 » Chapter 5 Practice Quiz 2

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

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