Neuropsych Final Flashcards
Baddeley and colleagues proposed a three-part working memory system that contained a central executive system that regulated which two subordinate systems?
A. Visuospatial sketchpad and phonological loop
B. Short-term and long-term memory
C. Episodic and semantic memory
D. Iconic and echoic memory
A. Visuospatial sketchpad and phonological loop
Long-term memory can be conceptually divided into two distinct sub-divisions. What are they called? A. episodic and semantic memory B. Echoic and iconic memory C. Declarative and Nondeclarative memory D. Primacy and recency effect
C. Declarative and nondeclarative memory
What is the type of memory that is related to the recollection of personal memories? A. Episodic memory B. Anterograde memory C. Nondeclarative memory D. Autobiographical memory
D. Autobiographical memory
What term is used to describe memory retrieval without the aide of external cues? A. Recognition B. Free recall C. Learning D. Incidental learning
B. Free recall
What type of memory has limited capacity and provides temporary storage to manipulate information for complex cognitive tasks such as learning and reasoning? A. long-term memory B. short-term memory C. working memory D. sensory memory
C. working memory
All of the following terms are associated with executive functions except for \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. Tactile perception B. Self-monitoring C. Planning D. Abstract reasoning
A. Tactile perception
Which of the following frontal-subcortical circuits is NOT involved with the regulation of behavior? A. Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex B. Oculomotor circuit C. Orbitofrontal circuit D. Anterior cingulate circuit
B. Oculomotor circuit
Which of the following sub-cortical circuits helps regulate socially appropriate behaviors under typical circumstances? A. Oculomotor circuit B. Anterior cingulate circuit C. Dorsolateral circuit D. Orbitofrontal circuit
D. Orbitofrontal
Damage to this frontal subcortical circuit can cause decreased retrieval fluency, poor organizational skills, poor planning, impaired set shifting, etc. What frontal subcortical circuit seems to be impaired? A. Orbitofrontal circuit B. Anterior cingulate circuit C. Dorsolateral circuit D. Oculomotor circuit
C. Dorsolateral prefrontal circuit
Phineas Gage was a railroad worker who sustained a head injury to his orbitofrontal region of the brain.
A. True
B. False
A. True
A tendency to repeat the same response over and over again, even when shown to be inappropriate, is referred to as \_\_\_\_\_\_. A. Initiation deficit B. Perseveration C. Utilization Behavior D. Echopraxia
B. Perseveration
Which of the following tests measures a child's executive functioning using a rating scale completed by either the parent or teacher. A. D-KEFS B. WCST C. BRIEF D. Stroop Color-Word Test
C. BRIEF
All of the following are examples of constructs that could be classified as speed and efficiency of cognitive processing except one. Which one? A. Processing Speed B. Cognitive Fluency C. Comprehension-Knowledge D. Cognitive Efficiency
C. Comprehension-Knowledge
Which of the two major tests of cognitive processing include a processing speed component? A. WISC and WJ-COG B. WISC and KABC C. KABC and SBV D. WJ-COG and WISC
A and D. WISC and WJ-COG
On the WJ-COG, Cognitive Efficiency is a compilation of which two CHC factor scores?
A. Long-term retrieval and short-term memory
B. Fluid reasoning and processing speed
C. Fluid reasoning and comprehension knowledge
D. Processing speed and short-term memory
D. Processing speed and short-term memory
A school neuropsychological evaluation should emphasize a global measure of intelligence (g).
A. True
B. False
B. False
What subtype of reading disorder is characterized by overreliance on memorizing a whole word as seen in space rather than phonetic decoding? A. Pure Alexia B. Phonological Dyslexia C. Surface Dyslexia D. Direct Dyslexia
B. Phonological dyslexia
What subtype of reading disorder is characterized by overreliance on visual and semantic cues and frequent semantic errors during reading? A. Semantic Dyslexia B. Direct Dyslexia C. Surface Dyslexia D. Phonological dyslexia
A. Semantic Dyslexia
What subtype of a written-language disorder is characterized by an inability or difficulty with sequencing letters accurately in words? A. Phonological Dysgraphia B. Surface Dysgraphia C. Mixed Dysgraphia D. Direct Dysgraphia
C. Mixed Dysgraphia
What subtype of a written-language disorder does not involve a cognitive component but results in poor penmanship? A. Phonological Dysgraphia B. Surface Dysgraphia C. Mixed Dysgraphia D. Motor Dysgraphia
D. Motor Dysgraphia
What subtype of mathematics disorder results in difficulties with poor alignment of number columns? A. Visual-Spatial Dyscalculia B. Semantic-Memory Dyscalculia C. Procedural Dyscalculia D. Verbal Dyscalculia
A. Visual-Spatial Dyscalculia
This formal measure of social-emotional functioning examines an individual's ability to recognize affect from visual stimuli A. NEPSY-II Affect Recognition B. RCMAS-2 C. CDI-2 D. NEPSY-II Theory of Mind
A. NEPSY-II Affect Recognition
This formal measure of social-emotional functioning assesses the ability to understand mental functions such as belief, intention, deception, emotion, imagination, and pretending, as well as the ability to understand that others have their own thoughts, ideas, and feelings that may be different than one's own and the ability to understand how emotion relates to social context and to recognize the appropriate affect given various social contexts. A. NEPSY-II Affect Recognition B. RCMAS-2 C. CDI-2 D. NEPSY-II Theory of Mind
D. NEPSY-II Theory of Mind
The following rating scale offers a quick, easy, and inexpensive way to routinely screen for autism spectrum disorders. A. NEPSY-II Affect Recognition B. Social Communication Questionnaire C. Children's PTSD Inventory D. NEPSY-II Theory of Mind
B. Social Communication Questionnaire
All of the following subtests on the CASL-2 assess for an individual's supralinguistic and pragmatic language skills except for \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. Nonliteral Language B. Meaning from Context C. Inference D. Grammatical Morphemes
D. Grammatical Morphemes
All of the following measures are quantitative measures of social-emotional functioning except for \_\_\_\_\_\_. A. BASC-3 B. CDI-2 C. SCT D. RCMAS-2
C. SCT
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ language measures awareness of appropriate language in social context and the ability to modify this language as necessary A. Pragmatic B. Supralinguistic C. Lexical D. Semantic
A. Pragmatic
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ language measures comprehension of complex language in which meaning is not directly available from lexical or grammatical information. A. Pragmatic B. Supralinguistic C. Lexical D. Semantic
B. Supralinguistic
