Processing Speed

Question 1

Which of the disorders below is a possible cause of slow processing speed?

Answer 1

visual disorders
ADHD
ASD

Question 2

True or false? The side effects of some medicines can slow down processing speed

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The neuroanatomy of the processing speed deficits suggests that there is:

Answer 3

Less white matter
Less gray matter

Question 4

What is the term called that gets rid of unused neurons and, as a result, improves processing speed?

Answer 4

Synaptic pruning

Question 5

True or false? Gray matter volume increases in a linear fashion across development.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

True or false? Genes have been found which influence both the white matter and grey matter volumes in the brain.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Age alone has been found to account for approximately what percentage of variability in processing speed within samples of children and adolescents?

Answer 7

70%

Question 8

Slow processing speed can affect reading in the following ways:

Answer 8

Slows reading speed which interferes with reading comprehension

Question 9

Schneider and McGrew refer to their overall concept of the speed ability as:

Answer 9

general speediness

Question 10

Schneider and McGrew identified four broad processing speed abilities. Which one of the choices below is not one of those broad abilities?

Answer 10

Perceptual Speed

Question 11

The neuroanatomical bases for psychomotor speed include all the following brain structures, except for one, which one?

Answer 11

Hypothalamus

Question 12

Decision speed (Gt) is most commonly measured by:

Answer 12

CPT (continuous performance task)

Question 13

In the Miller and Maricle (2019) model of processing speed, they identified four second order classifications of processing speed. Which one below is not one of those second order classifications?

Answer 13

decision speed

Question 14

In the Miller and Maricle (2019) model of processing speed, which one below is not an example of a performance fluency narrow ability?

Answer 14

Retrieval fluency

Question 15

In the Miller and Maricle (2019) model of processing speed, the NEPSY-II Visuomotor Precision test would be classified under which third order classification?

Answer 15

Psychomotor fluency

Question 16

In the Miller and Maricle (2019) model of processing speed, a verbal fluency type of test would be classified under which third order classification?

Answer 16

Retrieval fluency

Question 16

In the Miller and Maricle (2019) model of processing speed, the WISC-V Cancellation, Coding, and Symbol Search tests would be classified under which third order classification?

Answer 16

Perceptual fluency

Question 17

According to Miller and Maricle, this important aspect of processing speed is not addressed in CHC theory.

Answer 17

Fluency as a function of accuracy

Question 18

In the F-CHC classification of processing speed, there are two narrow abilities called?

Answer 18

perceptual speed and thinking speed

Question 19

Which book did Dr. Miller recommend as the best sources for processing speed interventions?

Answer 19

Bright Kids Who Can’t Keep Up