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

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