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.   single-test approach.
C.   standardized-test-battery approach.
D.   neurological approach.
E.   customized-test-battery approach.
Question #2
Many current neuropsychological assessments begin with the
A.   Psychiatric Test Inventory (PTI).
B.   ERP
C.   sodium amytal test.
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.   Wechsler Language Scale Test
B.   token test
C.   aphasia subtest of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery
D.   block-span 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.   short-term memories.
B.   semantic memories.
C.   explicit memories.
D.   implicit 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.   block-design 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.   limbic system.
C.   default mode network.
D.   paired-image subtraction mode.
E.   constituent cognitive processor.
Question #7
In the open-field test, a high bolus count is frequently used as an indicator of
A.   attention.
B.   aggression.
C.   motor activity.
D.   defense.
E.   fearfulness.
Question #8
The elevated plus maze is a commonly used test of
A.   balance.
B.   all of these
C.   learning.
D.   memory.
E.   none of these
Question #9
Which of the following is a commonly used measure of the sexual receptivity of female rats?
A.   lordosis quotient
B.   number of intromissions to ejaculation
C.   postejaculatory interval
D.   mount frequency
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 number of the arms.
C.   external room cues.
D.   the colors of the arms.
E.   the size of the arms.
Question #11
The Morris water maze is commonly used to study
A.   swimming in rats.
B.   spatial ability in rats.
C.   maze running in rats.
D.   swimming in fish.
E.   passive avoidance in fish.

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