Last day review

Question 1

Research suggests that ____________ is most useful for understanding the “testing effect.”

Answer 1

mediator effectiveness hypothesis

Question 2

DRM procedure- Subjects in a research study first read the following list of words: mad, fear, rage, hatred, emotion, cruel, erupt, calm. Then, after the list is removed, subjects are asked to recall as many words as possible from the list. Many of the subjects say that “anger” was one of the words although it was not included in the list. This illustrates which of the following?

Answer 2

illusory memory

Question 3

As described by Baddeley (2000), the phonological loop:

Answer 3

temporarily stores auditory info

Question 4

tolman

Answer 4

latent learning

Question 5

Word-stem completion and word-fragment completion are two of the repetition priming tasks that are used to investigate__memory.

Answer 5

implicit

Question 6

The distinction between which of the following has been used to explain the serial position effect?

Answer 6

short and long term memory

Question 7

Baddeley’s (2000) multi-component model of working memory describes the episodic buffer as being responsible for:

Answer 7

integrating new verbal and visual information with information in long-term memory.

Question 8

Estimates for the maintenance of information in short-term memory vary somewhat, but most experts report a maximum duration of ___without rehearsal of the information.

Answer 8

20 to 30 seconds

Question 9

According to the encoding specificity hypothesis, forgetting is caused by inadequate:

Answer 9

retrieval cues

Question 10

Which of the following provides global scores that correspond to two theoretical models – the Cattell-Horn-Carroll model of cognitive abilities and the Luria neuropsychological processing model?

Answer 10

Kaufman

Question 11

A patient with a brain injury who is nonagitated but confused and responds to simple, familiar commands but has difficulty retaining new information would most likely receive a __________ rating on the Rancho Scale of Cognitive Functioning Revised.

Answer 11

Level V (Confused/Inappropriate Nonagitated) is confused but nonagitated; responds to simple, familiar commands; is not oriented to person, place, or time; has difficulty learning new information; and may wander randomly with a vague intention of going home.

Question 12

The WPPSI-IV (Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, 4th Edition) is appropriate for examinees ages

Answer 12

2:6 to 7:7.

Question 13

The Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) model is a theoretical foundation for many cognitive ability tests including the

Answer 13

SB5, WAIS-IV, KABC-II, and WJ-IV,

Question 14

The ____________ is based on the Cattell-Horn-Carroll model of cognitive abilities and provides scores on five factors derived from that model: knowledge, fluid reasoning, quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial processing, and working memory.

Answer 14

SB5

Question 15

Kuder Occupational Interest Survey (KOIS) provides scores on

Answer 15

Occupational Scales,
College Major Scales, and
Vocational Interest Estimates.

Question 16

An Impairment Index score of _____ or above on the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery (HRNB) is usually indicative of brain damage.

Answer 16

.4 to .5

Question 17

The court’s ruling in the 1979 case of Larry P. v. Wilson Riles:

Answer 17

prohibited schools from using IQ tests to place African American children in special education classes.

Question 18

The Rancho Scale of Cognitive Functioning - higher scores indicate

Answer 18

higher functioning

Question 19

The Leiter-3 is a nonverbal measure of fluid intelligence and includes subtests that measure

Answer 19

attention, memory, visualization, and reasoning.

Question 20

The_____ is a measure of receptive vocabulary for individuals 2:6 to 90+ years of age. Because it does not require reading or writing, it’s useful for examinees who have speech or motor impairments.

Answer 20

PPVT-5

Question 21

Cattell used a combination of the lexical method and factor analysis to develop the ___

Answer 21

16PF.

Question 22

__) is a measure of nonverbal intelligence for individuals 6 years of age and older. Because instructions are simple and can be pantomimed, it’s useful for examinees who have hearing or speech impairments, physical disabilities, or limited English proficiency.

Answer 22

Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM

Question 23

A score of _____ on the Halstead Impairment Index indicates severe impairment.

Answer 23

0.8 to 1.0 indicating severe impairment.

Question 24

The administration of the SB5 begins with two routing subtests, which are:

Answer 24

object series/matrices and vocabulary.

Question 25

Older adults with mild neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer’s disease would most likely obtain the highest score on the WAIS-IV __________ Index and lowest score on the __________ Index.

Answer 25

verbal comprehension; processing speed

Question 26

The Dot Counting Test (DCT) is most useful:

Answer 26

for detecting feigned cognitive impairment.

Question 27

You would use which of the following tests to evaluate the receptive vocabulary of a 10-year-old child who has received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder?

Answer 27

PPVT-5 (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Fifth Edition)

Question 28

Use of the____is based on the assumption that qualitative analysis of a patient’s responses to test items provides more information than quantitative scores about the patient’s neuropsychological processes by identifying how, when, and why the patient is unable to solve problems presented by test items.

Answer 28

Boston Process Approach

Question 29

Which of the following provides scores on Holland’s six occupational themes?

Answer 29

The General Occupational Themes scale of the Strong Interest Inventory (SII)

Question 30

training on a demanding working memory task produced ___ in fluid intelligence even though the working memory task was entirely different from the fluid intelligence task

Answer 30

increases

Question 31

The ____ does not require verbal responses or fine motor skills. It was originally developed for children with cerebral palsy, but it is also useful for children with sensory, speech, or other motor impairments or limited English proficiency.

Answer 31

Columbia Mental Maturity Scale, Third Edition (CMMS)

Question 32

A 10-year-old child who has received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder with language impairment will most likely receive the highest score on the WISC-V’s ________ Index and lowest score on the ________ Index.

Answer 32

fluid reasoning, procssing speed

Question 33

The Bender-Gestalt II is a measure of visual-motor integration that’s also used as a:

Answer 33

screening test for brain damage.

Question 34

Development of which of the following was based on the assumption that planning, attention, simultaneous processing, and sequential processing are the essential elements of intellectual functioning?

Answer 34

cognitive assessment system

Question 35

Evidence for the five-factor model of personality has been provided by research using the __________ method.

Answer 35

lexical

Question 36

___ is a 12-minute test of general intelligence for adults and is used primarily to assist with hiring decisions.

Answer 36

The WPT-R (Wonderlic Personnel Test – Revised)