Neuropsychology- 19B Flashcards
Name the 5 categories of testing
- IQ tests
- Achievement tests
- Tests of adaptive function
- Tests of cognitive function
- Tests of personality and emotional function
Define the following concepts:-
- standardization
- norming
- Flynn effect
- Standardization: the process of developing a test that reliably and validly measures a specific dimension of behavior
- Norming: the process in which a large number of individuals are given a standardized test in order to determine average (normal) test scores
- Flynn effect: a substantial and long-sustained increase in intelligent test scores; over the past 50 years, IQ scores have increased by 3 points/decade
Name a non-verbal IQ test
-Leiter International Performance Scale
Name 2 IQ tests for adults
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
- Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
Name 2 IQ tests for children
- Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children
- Bayley Scale for infant & Toddler Development
What do achievement tests measure?
- academic performance
- a student’s acquired knowledge and skills in educational areas
How are achievement tests helpful
-look for discrepancy between IQ and achievement scores can lead to other causes of decreased function: depression, anxiety, etc
2 uses of adaptive functioning scales
- diagnosis: intellectual disability, neurocognitive disorders
- program planning
Name an adaptive functioning scale and it’s uses
- The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale
- measure of self-sufficiency
- can be usesd for assessment over the life span from birth to 90y
What is the first cognitive domain to be impaired in Alzheimer’s Disease?
-MEMORY
Lists the tests of cognition
- complex attention
- executive function
- memory and learning
- language
- perceptuatl motor
Name 2 neuropsychological batteries
- Luria-Nebraska
- Halstead-Reitan
Name advantage of the Peabody Vocabulary Test
- test of verbal comprehension
- DOES NOT REQUIRE reading, writing, or oral response
Name 3 tests of executive function
- Stroop Color & Word Test
- Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
- Trail-making test
List the executive functions
- planning and sequencing
- resistance to interference
- utilization of feedback and ability to self-correct
- reasoning
- cognitive flexibility and ability to handle novelty
- regulation of social behavior
- decision-making in context of emotional activation
