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

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