D-KEFS

Question 1

On the original version of the Trail Making Test there were two conditions. On the D-KEFS Trail Making Test, there are how many conditions?

Answer 1

5

Question 2

Which D-KEFS Trail Making Test condition measures switching between number and letter sequences?

Answer 2

Condition 4

Question 3

Which D-KEFS Trail Making Condition measures visual scanning?

Answer 3

Condition 1

Question 3

Set loss errors may be indicative of:

Answer 3

failure to maintain cognitive set

receptive language deficits

distractibility

Question 4

On the D-KEFS Verbal Fluency test, the third condition requires the child to:

Answer 4

switch between recalling words from two different semantic categories.

Question 5

When the Letter Fluency portion of the D-KEFS Verbal Fluency test is significantly weaker than the Category Fluency portion of the D-KEFS Verbal Fluency test, this may indicate:

Answer 5

a focal left frontal lesion.

Question 6

When the Letter Fluency portion of the D-KEFS Verbal Fluency test is significantly better than the Category Fluency portion of the D-KEFS Verbal Fluency test, this may indicate:

Answer 6

a focal left temporal lesion

Question 7

When evaluating repetition errors on a task, errors that occur close together are likely to reflect:

Answer 7

perseveration errors

Question 8

When evaluating repetition errors on a task, errors that occur far apart are likely to reflect:

Answer 8

immediate memory deficits

Question 9

What D-KEFS test is the nonverbal analog to the Verbal Fluency test?

Answer 9

Design Fluency

Question 10

What D-KEFS test is a modern version of the classic Stroop test?

Answer 10

Color Word Interference

Question 11

There are four conditions to the D-KEFS Color Word Interference test. Which condition was designed to measure switching ability?

Answer 11

Condition 4

Question 12

A child with a high number of self-corrected errors is thought to have:

Answer 12

good self-monitoring

Question 13

What is the most likely explanation for a pattern of performance where the completion time is above average but the error rate is high?

Answer 13

may reflect impulsivity, because they work quickly at the expense of accuracy.

Question 14

What is one of the major differences between the Card Sorting test on the NEPSY-II and the Card Sort Test on the D-KEFS?

Answer 14

on the D-KEFS version the child is required to verbalize how the card sorts were made.

Question 14

Slow completion times on timed tasks could be indicative of:

Answer 14

lesions in the subcortical regions

depression

obsessive thinking

Question 15

On the D-KEFS Card Sorting test, children with left temporal-parietal dysfunction may rely on what types of sorts?

Answer 15

perceptual sorts

Question 16

On the D-KEFS Twenty Questions test, if a child correctly guesses the object in a few questions, the best test score to reflect the overall test performance would be?

Answer 16

Total Weighted Achievement

Question 17

Poor performance on the D-KEFS Tower test Total Achievement Score may be indicative of:

Answer 17

a large lesion within the right parietal lobe.

Question 18

Which of the D-KEFS tests may only be administered to children ages 16 years and older?

Answer 18

Proverbs Test