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1All of the following people or patient groups are at increased risk of stroke except:
- Aa. Those with hemophilia
- Bb. Those with sickle Cell Anemia
- Cc. Males
- Dd. Those with ADHD
2 The ______ is the largest "hole" in the skull.
- Aa. Foramen of Munro
- Bb. Foramen magendie
- Cc. Foramen of medulla
- Dd. Foramen magnum
3The ________ region is the most common site for pediatric brain tumors.
- Aa. Lateral fossa
- Bb. Posterior fossa
- Cc. Middle fossa
- Dd. Anterior foss
4There is an actual space between the:
- Aa. Pia and arachnoid
- Bb. Arachnoid and dura
- Cc. Dura and meninges
- Dd. Dura and skull
5Motor nerves are on the _______ side of the spinal cord, while sensory nerves are on the _______ side of the spinal cord.
- Aa. Dorsal; Ventral
- Bb. Rostral;
- Cc. Ventral; Dorsal
- Dd. Ipsilateral; Contralatera
6 The cerebellum participates in regulation of:
- Aa. Emotion
- Bb. Balance
- Cc. Attention
- Dd. All of the above
7All sensory information flows through the thalamus with the exception of:
- Aa. Gustation
- Bb. Audition
- Cc. Olfaction
- Dd. Vision
8Portions of the basal ganglia are implicated in:
- Aa. Huntington's Disease
- Bb. Tourette's Disorder
- Cc. Parkinson's Disease
- Dd. All of the above
9The total volume of CSF in an adult is approximately:
- Aa. 50 ml
- Bb. 150 cc
- Cc. 150 ml
- Dd. 4 ounces
10Hydrocephalus can be caused by all of the following except:
- Aa. Lumbar puncture
- Bb. Neural tube defect
- Cc. Dandy-Walker Syndrome
- Dd. Brain tumor
11Using the Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt test to predict overall brain dysfunction would be an example of what stage in the history of clinical neuropsychology?
- Aa. the integrative and predictive stage
- Bb. the functional profile stage
- Cc. the single test approach stage
- Dd. the test battery/lesion specification stage
12According to the author, what is the principal reason why the Halstead-Reitan tests for children and the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery: Children's Revision are not suitable for current clinical use?
- Aa. Neither test has been shown to differentiate brain-injured from normal controls.
- Bb. Neither test has contemporarily collected broad-based normative data.
- Cc. Neither test has a strong theoretical basis. d. Neither test is empirically designed.
- Dd. Neither test is empirically designed.
13George Hynd was the first person to refer to neuropsychology as a specialty area in doctoral school psychology.
- ATrue
- BFalse
14What stage in the history of clinical neuropsychology deemphasized localization of brain "lesions" and emphasized the identification of impaired and spared abilities?
- Aa. the integrative and predictive stage
- Bb. the functional profile stage
- Cc. the single test approach stage
- Dd. the test battery/lesion specification stage
15All of the following could be a typical role of a school neuropsychologist, except one, which one?
- Aa. Seek to integrate current brain research into educational practice.
- Bb. Administer CBM measures exclusively without regard to individual differences.
- Cc. Provide educational interventions that have a basis in the neuropsychological or educational literature.
- Dd. Act as a liaison between the school and the medical community for transitional planning for TBI and other health impaired children and adolescents.
16What term is used to describe a condition in which many medications are administered to a child without the known potential interactive side effects?
- Aa. polypharmacy
- Bb. drug overdose
- Cc. psuedopharamacy
- Dd. interactive pharmacy
17What is the name of the certification board that credentials school psychologists with added competency in school neuropsychology?
- Aa. American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology
- Bb. American Board of Professional Neuropsychology
- Cc. American Board of School Neuropsychology
- Dd. American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology
18In what decade did the interest in the school neuropsychology specialization first start?
- Aa. 1970s
- Bb. 1980s
- Cc. 1990s
- Dd. 2000s
19Luria's conceptualization of "functional systems" within the brain has served as the theoretical foundation for several current tests including all of the following except one, which one?
- Aa. Cognitive Assessment System (Naglieri & Das, 1997)
- Bb. Kaufman Assessment Battery the Children - Second Edition (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2004)
- Cc. NEPSY-II (Korkman, Kirk, & Kemp, 2007).
- Dd. Test of Memory and Learning (Reynolds & Bigler, 1994)
20Current state of the art practice demands that assessments have a theoretical foundation to aid in test interpretation.
- AT
- BF
21What are the three functional units or blocks within the brain that Luria theorized?
- Aa. Temporal, occipital, and parietal
- Bb. Primary, secondary, and tertiary
- Cc. Arousal, sensory, and output/planning
- Dd. Frontal, temporal, and parietal
22All of the following brain structures are part of Luria's first functional unit except one, which one?
- Aa. Pons
- Bb. Corpus callosum
- Cc. Brainstem
- Dd. Medulla
23All of the following brain structures are part of Luria's second functional unit except one, which one?
- Aa. Frontal lobes
- Bb. Temporal lobes
- Cc. Parietal lobes
- Dd. Occipital lobes
24Luria divided each of the three functional units into three zones of functioning. What are they called?
- Aa. Temporal, occipital, and parietal
- Bb. Primary, secondary, and tertiary
- Cc. Arousal, sensory, and output/planning
- Dd. Frontal, temporal, and parietal
25Which Luria's zone of functioning would be considered hard-wired with a one-to-one correspondence with end-organ sense receptors?
- Aa. Primary
- Bb. Secondary
- Cc. Tertiary
- Dd. Thalamus
26According to Luria, which zone of functioning within the brain would be responsible for analyzing direction, strength, localization of touch, and movement of muscles and joints?
- Aa. Primary zone within the parietal lobes
- Bb. Secondary zone within the occipital lobes
- Cc. Tertiary zone within the frontal lobes
- Dd. Secondary zone within the parietal lobes
27According to Luria, what area of the brain is related to cross-modality processing?
- Aa. Tertiary zone
- Bb. Primary zone
- Cc. Secondary zone
- Dd. Frontal lobes
28What part of the brain is responsibility for decision making, planning, attention, delayed gratification?
- Aa. Cerebellum
- Bb. Occipital lobes
- Cc. Temporal lobes
- Dd. Prefrontal lobes
29If a school neuropsychologist wanted to administer the sensory-motor tests from the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery for Older Children today, a more valid and recently standardized version of many of the same test could be found on the:
- Aa. Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities
- Bb. Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition
- Cc. Dean-Woodcock Sensory-Motor Battery
- Dd. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition
30 This senior author of the WISC-IV Integrated is best known for what could be broadly called the Boston Process Approach. Who is this person?
- Aa. Edith Kaplan
- Bb. Nancy Mathers
- Cc. David Wechsler
- Dd. Dean Delis
31Who are the authors of the Cognitive Hypothesis Testing (CHT) Model?
- Aa. Das and Naglieri
- Bb. Hale and Fiorello
- Cc. McGrew and Mather
- Dd. Kaufman and Kaufman
32What are the four component parts to the CHT Model?
- Aa. Theory, Data Collection, Interpretation, and Intervention
- Bb. Theory, Data Collections, Analysis, and Intervention
- Cc. Theory, Hypothesis, Data Collection, and Interpretation
- Dd. Theory, Hypothesis, Analysis, and Interpretation
33 Within the CHT Model, what types of tests are generally used in the first level of data collection?
- Aa. Intelligence/cognitive tests
- Bb. Curriculum-based measures
- Cc. Achievement tests
- Dd. Neuropsychological batteries
34Determining the neurocognitive constructs required to successfully complete a particular test or task is called:
- Aa. Conducting a needs assessment
- Bb. Conducting a strategy analysis
- Cc. Conducting a neurocognitive analysis
- Dd. Conducting demand analysis
35In Miller's School Neuropsychology Conceptual Model, what are the subcomponents of the attentional facilitators/inhibitors?
- Aa. Selective/focused attention, sustained attention, and attentional capacity
- Bb. ADHD-Inattentive Type, ADHD-Hyperactive Type, ADHD-Combined Type
- Cc. Selective attention, vigilance, switching attention, and attentional load
- Dd. Alerting attention, sustained attention, attentional capacity
36Measures of attentional capacity all share this same attribute:
- Aa. As the test items progress they require more shifting of attention.
- Bb. As the test items progress they decrease in length or complexity.
- Cc. As the test items progress they increase in length or complexity.
- Dd. As the test items progress they require greater processing speed.
37In Miller's School Neuropsychology Conceptual Model, what are the subcomponents of visual-spatial processing?
- Aa. Visual attention, visual-motor integration, visual motor planning, and visual memory.
- Bb. Visual perceptual reasoning, visual attention, visual-motor integration, and visual memory.
- Cc. Visual motor integration, visual perception with a motor response, visual perception (motor-free), and visual-perceptual organization.
- Dd. Visuospatial perception and visuospatial reasoning
38In Miller's School Neuropsychology Conceptual Model, what are the subcomponents of auditory processing?
- Aa. Sound discrimination and auditory/Phonological Processing,
- Bb. Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics
- Cc. Elison, phonological processing, listening comprehension, oral language
- Dd. Verbal fluency, phonological awareness, sound blending, and auditory closure
39 In Miller's School Neuropsychological Conceptual Model, what are the major subcomponents of memory and learning?
- Aa. Sensory Memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory
- Bb. Recognition memory, recall memory, and learning
- Cc. Rate of new learning, Immediate memory, long-term delayed memory, verbal-visual associative learning and recall
- Dd. Echoic memory, iconic memory, declarative memory, procedural memory.
40Which two functions/processes serve as the building blocks for all of the other higher order neurocognitive processes?
- Aa. Memory and Learning
- Bb. Executive Functions and Processing Speed
- Cc. Attention and sensory-motor functions
- Dd. Language and visual-spatial functions
41This pathway extends from the occipital lobe to the temporal lobe and uses a whole-word approach to reading. What is this pathway called?
- Aa. dorsal stream
- Bb. ventral stream
- Cc. arcuate fasciculus
- Dd. prefrontal cortex
42This pathway extends from the occipital lobe to the temporal-parietal junction and is essential for the phonetic decoding in reading.
- Aa. dorsal stream
- Bb. ventral stream
- Cc. arcuate fasciculus
- Dd. prefrontal cortex
43What part of the brain along with the occipital-temporal pathway has been implicated with automatically recognizing words in print?
- Aa. angular gyrus
- Bb. supramarginal gyrus
- Cc. insular cortex
- Dd. arcuate fasciculus
44Research has shown that there are three pathways in the brain that relate to reading, the parietal-temporal pathway and the occipito-temporal pathway and a third one. Where is the third pathway located in the brain?
- Aa. angular gyrus
- Bb. supramarginal gyrus
- Cc. arcuate fasciculus
- Dd. frontal region associated with Broca's area
45Children with this type of dyslexia over-rely on memorizing whole words as they are visualized because they cannot phonetically sound out the word. What is this subtypes of dyslexia called?
- Aa. surface dyslexia
- Bb. mixed dyslexia
- Cc. phonological dyslexia
- Dd. semantic dyslexia
46A child how is forced to break down every word that he/she sees phonetically and the process of reading never becomes automatic, is suffering from what subtype of dyslexia?
- Aa. surface dyslexia
- Bb. mixed dyslexia
- Cc. phonological dyslexia
- Dd. semantic dyslexia
47Which type of dyslexia has these associated symptoms? Whole word and phonetic reading are damaged. The child must pronounce the letters, recognize the words, and then say them.
- Aa. surface dyslexia
- Bb. mixed dyslexia
- Cc. phonological dyslexia
- Dd. semantic dyslexia
48A child with surface dyslexia would probably have the most difficulty on which test?
- Aa. WJIII-COG Sound Blending
- Bb. NEPSY-II Phonological Processing
- Cc. WJIII-COG Visual-Auditory Learning
- Dd. NEPSY-II Speeded Naming
49A child with a reading fluency problem would probably have the most difficulty on which test?
- Aa. WJIII-COG Sound Blending
- Bb. NEPSY-II Phonological Processing
- Cc. WJIII-COG Visual-Auditory Learning
- Dd. NEPSY-II Speeded Naming
50A child with a dysphonetic dyslexia would probably have the most difficulty on which test?
- Aa. WJIII-COG Sound Blending
- Bb. NEPSY-II Phonological Processing
- Cc. WJIII-COG Visual-Auditory Learning
- Dd. either or both a and b
51What WJ IV-COG test requires the child to learn visual-verbal associations using a set of rebuses?
- Aa. Picture Recognition
- Bb. Numbers Reversed
- Cc. Visual-Auditory Learning
- Dd. Number-Pattern Matching
52The WJ IV-COG Object-Number Sequencing test measures what neurocognitive processes?
- Aa. short-term memory span
- Bb. working memory
- Cc. divided attention
- Dd. all of the above
53 Although this WJ IV COG test loads on Visual Processing, it is also an indirect measure of visual short-term memory. What test is this?
- Aa. Visualization
- Bb. Picture Recognition
- Cc. Spatial Relations
- Dd. Matrix Reasoning
54 Which test on the WJ IV COG was designed to measure cognitive fluency?
- Aa. Sound Blending
- Bb. Nonword Repetition
- Cc. Sound Awareness
- Dd. Rapid Picture Naming
55Which WJ IV Oral Language test was designed to measure phonetic coding?
- Aa. Segmentation
- Bb. Sound Blending
- Cc. Sound Awareness
- Dd. All of the above
56Which WJ IV COG test is Woodcock's answer to the Halstead-Reitan's Category Test?
- Aa. Analysis-Synthesis
- Bb. Number Series
- Cc. Concept Formation
- Dd. Pair Cancellations
57The WJ IV COG Visualization subtest contains of which two parts?
- Aa. Block Rotation (from the WJ III DS) and Spatial Relations (from the WJ III COG)
- Bb. Picture Recognition and Planning
- Cc. Letter-Pair Matching and Number-Pattern Matching
- Dd. Concept Mastery and Analysis-Synthesis
58What is a new concept introduced in the WJ IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities?
- Aa. Cognitive fluency
- Bb. Cognitive speed
- Cc. Cognitive complexity
- Dd. Cognitive accuracy
59What is the name of the WJ IV Score that is used to predict an achievement score?
- Aa. scholastic aptitude score
- Bb. predicted achievement score
- Cc. ipisative aptitude score
- Dd. regression to the mean score
60Which WJ IV-COG test fits within the School Neuropsychological Model in the sustained attention category?
- Aa. Auditory Attention and Response Set
- Bb. Pair Cancellations
- Cc. Auditory Attention
- Dd. Object-Number Sequencing
61Which of the following refers to a decreased oxygen supply to the brain?
- Aa. Anoxia
- Bb. Repoxia
- Cc. Dyspoxia
- Dd. Hypoxia
62Which subtype of cerebral palsy affects 70-80 percent of CP patients with the symptoms of muscles stiffly and permanently contracted?
- Aa. Spastic cerebral palsy
- Bb. Ataxic cerebral palsy
- Cc. Mixed cerebral palsy
- Dd. Dyskinetic cerebral palsy
63What is the most common type of brain tumor in children?
- Aa. Cerebellar astrocytoma
- Bb. Medulloblastoma
- Cc. Ependymona
- Dd. Brainstem glioma
64A break in the bone that surrounds the skull is called a:
- Aa. Hematoma
- Bb. Intraceberal hemorrhage
- Cc. Contusion/Concussion
- Dd. Skull Fracture
65A blot clot that forms between the skull and the top lining of the brain is called:
- Aa. Subdural hematoma
- Bb. Epidural hematoma
- Cc. Intraceberal hemorrhage
- Dd. Contusion/Concussion
66This damage occurs when there is a lot of twisting and turning of brain tissue during an accident or injury?
- Aa. Diffuse Axonal Injury
- Bb. Contusion/Concussion
- Cc. Coup-Contra-Coup Injury
- Dd. Intracerebral hemorrhage
67The inflammation of the lining around the brain and spinal cord causes this disease?
- Aa. Hydrocephalus
- Bb. Cerebral Palsy
- Cc. Meningitis
- Dd. Muscular Dystrophy
68A medical condition that is characterized by the ventricles of the brain overfilling with cerebrospinal fluid is called?
- Aa. Hydrocephalus
- Bb. Cerebral Palsy
- Cc. Meningitis
- Dd. Muscular Dystrophy
69The juvenile form of this muscular dystrophy is associated with learning disabilities before onset of motor problems. ADHD and anxiety problems may also be present. What is the disorder?
- Aa. Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
- Bb. Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
- Cc. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Dd. Becker Muscular Dystrophy
70Cocaine exposure prenatally leads to serious neurodevelopmental and neurobehavioral disturbances.
- ATrue
- BFalse
71If the amygdala within the brain is hyperactive it can cause, what emotional symptoms?
- Aa. depression
- Bb. anxiety
- Cc. undue jocularity
- Dd. shyness
72Chronic stress from abuse or neglect releases cortisol which leads to memory loss and clouded thinking and reduces volume in what part of the brain?
- Aa. hippocampus
- Bb. cerebellum
- Cc. hypothalamus
- Dd. anterior cingulate
73This part of the brain is thought to be the reward center which is activated in anticipation of reward. What is this brain structure?
- Aa. hippocampus
- Bb. cerebellum
- Cc. nucleus accumbens
- Dd. anterior cingulate
74This region of the brain is responsible for ascribing an emotional valence or value judgment to another's feelings. Often triggers an automatic social skills response. What is this part of the brain?
- Aa. basal ganglia
- Bb. anterior cingulate
- Cc. nucleus accumbens
- Dd. orbitofrontal cortex
75This region of the brain regulates motivation and reward based decision making. It is the key brain region in developing "theory of mind". What is this part of the brain?
- Aa. anterior cingulate cortex
- Bb. basal ganglia
- Cc. nucleus accumbens
- Dd. orbitofrontal cortex
76What type of neurons play a crucial role in the affective development of a child by mapping the bodily feelings of others to ourselves in order to foster empathetic behavior?
- Aa. Schwann neurons
- Bb. spindle neurons
- Cc. mirror neurons
- Dd. motor neurons
77Damage to the orbitofrontal or ventromedial prefrontal cortex is associated with an increased display of what type of behavior in both children and adults?
- Aa. depression
- Bb. reactive aggression
- Cc. social phobia
- Dd. anxiety
78Which of the brain areas or functions could be impaired in children who have externalizing behavioral problems?
- Aa. frontal lobe function
- Bb. speech and language center
- Cc. visuospatial processing
- Dd. all of the above
79A review of the juvenile delinquency literature suggests there are two kinds of subtypes of children with externalizing behaviors: early starters and later starters. What is a characteristic of an early starter?
- Aa. Deficits in empathy, more likely to use others for their own purposes.
- Bb. Dysfunctional beliefs about self and others.
- Cc. Difficulty with planning, and with subterfuge (more likely to be caught).
- Dd. Able to plan, and to engage in subterfuge.
80Anxiety disorders can be characterized as into which two categories?
- Aa. bottom-up anxiety disorders and top-down anxiety disorders
- Bb. under-activity anxiety disorders and top-down anxiety disorders
- Cc. under-activity anxiety disorders and over-activity anxiety disorders
- Dd. bottom-up anxiety disorders and over-activity anxiety disorders.
81What characteristic listed below is not descriptive of a dyslexic dysgraphia?
- Aa. spontaneously written text is illegible, especially when the text is complex.
- Bb. oral spelling is poor, but drawing and copying of written text are relatively normal.
- Cc. finger-tapping speed is normal.
- Dd. finger-tapping speed is abnormal.
82This traditional subtype of agraphia is usually associated with visual neglect.
- Aa. aphasic agraphia
- Bb. agraphia with alexia
- Cc. spatial agraphia
- Dd. apraxic agraphia
83This traditional subtype of agraphia is usually associated with writing problems in association with language problems.
- Aa. aphasic agraphia
- Bb. agraphia with alexia
- Cc. spatial agraphia
- Dd. apraxic agraphia
84This traditional subtype of agraphia is usually associated with writing problems characterized by difficulties in forming graphemes.
- Aa. aphasic agraphia
- Bb. agraphia with alexia
- Cc. spatial agraphia
- Dd. apraxic agraphia
85Which of these broad dysgraphic subtypes below is not one of the neuropsychologically-based subtypes?
- Aa. aphasic dysgraphia
- Bb. apraxic dysgraphia
- Cc. mechanical dysgraphia
- Dd. preservative dysgraphia
86All of the following are examples of an aphasic dysgraphia except one, which one?
- Aa. ideomotor dysgraphia
- Bb. phonological dysgraphia
- Cc. surface dysgraphia
- Dd. mixed dysgraphia
87All of the following are examples of an apraxic dysgraphia except one, which one?
- Aa. ideomotor dysgraphia
- Bb. ideational dysgraphia
- Cc. phonological dysgraphia
- Dd. constructional dysgraphia
88True to False? The best way to subtype writing disorders is to evaluate the types of errors the child makes when writing.
- ATrue
- BFalse
89What subtype of dysgraphia is characterized by visuospatial difficulty and poor copying skills?
- Aa. ideomotor dysgraphia
- Bb. ideational dysgraphia
- Cc. phonological dysgraphia
- Dd. constructional dysgraphia
90Lesions in the posterior perisylvanian region, including the supramarginal gyrus and insula are associated with which dysgraphia subtype?
- Aa. ideomotor dysgraphia
- Bb. phonological dysgraphia
- Cc. surface dysgraphia
- Dd. mixed dysgraphia
91Which two are core subtests on the WISC-V Working Memory index?
- Aa. Digit Span and Arithmetic
- Bb. Digit Span and Picture Soan
- Cc. Arithmetic and Letter-Number Sequencing
- Dd. Cancellation and Digit Span
92Which of the following is a subtest on the WISC-V Integrrated to test the limits of a WISC-V subtest on the Visual Spatial Index?
- Aa. Similarities Multiple Choice
- Bb. Information Multiple Choice
- Cc. Block Design Multiple Choice
- Dd. Visual Puzzles Multiple Choice
93A significantly low Verbal Comprehension Index score could indicate?
- Aa. possible poor language skills
- Bb. limited early language exposure
- Cc. possible hearing concerns
- Dd. any or all of the above
94All of the WISC-V Integrated subtests can be administered after all of the WISC-V subtests are administered, except one. Which WISC-V subtest needs to be administered right after it's WISC-V counterpart?
- Aa. Picture Vocabulary Multiple Choice
- Bb. Coding Recall
- Cc. Information Multiple Choice
- Dd. Block Design Multiple Choice
95On the WISC-V Integrated, the multiple-choice subtests are designed to:
- Aa. Reduce the verbal expression and memory retrieval demands.
- Bb. Increase the complexity of the tasks.
- Cc. Increase the verbal expression and memory retrieval demands.
- Dd. Reduce the attentional and processing speed demands of the tasks.
96Children with traumatic brain injuries tend to perform worse on the multiple choice versions of the WISC-V Integrated subtests than the original WISC-V versions? True or false?
- ATrue
- BFalse
97What is suggested by a strength in WISC-V Integrated Block Design Multiple Choice compared to the original WISC-V Block Design?
- Aa. The original Block Design subtest performance may have been limited by the motor output requirements.
- Bb. Visual discrimination problems may manifest themselves in a failure to detect subtle differences among distracters.
- Cc. Impulsive children may select a response without fully considering or scanning all response options.
- Dd. Suggests that abilities in BD are not due to problems with processing speed and execution.
98Which of the following WISC-V/WISC-V Integrated subtests has the working memory demand?
- Aa. Digit Span Forward
- Bb. Digit Span Backward
- Cc. Spatial Span Forward
- Dd. Visual Digit Span
99Which of the WISC-V Integrated subtests requires the child to tap a pattern on raised blocks after the pattern is demonstrated by the examiner?
- Aa. Visual Digit Span
- Bb. Digit Span Forward
- Cc. Spatial Span
- Dd. Digit Span Backward
100Which two are core subtests on the WISC-V Fluid Reasoning index?
- Aa. Matrix Reasoning and Figure Weights
- Bb. Matrix Reasoning and Picture Concepts
- Cc. Arithmetic and Picture Concepts
- Dd. Figure Weights and Picture Concepts
101The title for a school neuropsychological evaluation should be:
- Aa. School Neuropsychological Evaluation
- Bb. It depends on the rule of practice with the state.
- Cc. Neurocognitive Assessment Report
- Dd. Neuropsychological Evaluation
102If a school neuropsychologist must use jargon in a report, it is best practice to define the jargon in terms a layperson understands. True or False?
- ATrue
- BFalse
103A comprehensive school neuropsychological assessment must be conducted on every child referred for a school neuropsychological assessment. True or False?
- ATrue
- BFalse
104Which of the following referral questions is stated in the most complete way?
- Aa. Is Mary learning disabled?
- Bb. What is causing Mary to have reading problems and what interventions would work best for her?
- Cc. Is Mary dyslexic?
- Dd. Is Mary reading disabled?
105Introducing new information into the summary section of the report is acceptable practice. True or False?
- ATrue
- BFalse
106Which of the following reasons are good reasons for including data in a school neuropsychological report?
- Aa. The examiner who evaluates the student years later will have something to compare the current results to.
- Bb. The data will provide support for the diagnostic conclusions and related educational recommendations.
- Cc. The data will help the examiner reconstruct the reasoning behind the diagnostic conclusions made in the report.
- Dd. All of the above are good reasons to include data in the report.
107A school neuropsychologist should consider using a DSM diagnosis in a report when:
- Aa. The school neuropsychologist should never use a DSM diagnosis in a report.
- Bb. If the school neuropsychologist wants to qualify the child as severely emotionally disturbed (SED).
- Cc. The report will be used by a specialist outside of the schools such as a private practitioner and the district allows the use of the DSM diagnosis.
- Dd. The report will be used by the classroom teacher to craft a set of educationally relevant interventions.
108All of the suggestions for report writing listed below are "do's", except for one "don't". Which one is not a good practice in report writing?
- Aa. Write a report that reads like a summary section.
- Bb. Answer the referral question(s).
- Cc. Organize the report into sections.
- Dd. Try to write in an integrative, rather than linear, style.
109What piece of background information could most likely be excluded from a school neuropsychological report?
- Aa. The child's APGAR score at birth.
- Bb. The fact that the child's father is in jail for a white collar crime.
- Cc. The child's developmental milestones.
- Dd. A list of any medications the child is currently taking.
110What possible sections could be included in the Intervention Strategies and Recommendations section of the report?
- Aa. Recommendations for the Home
- Bb. Recommendations for the School
- Cc. Recommendation for the Child
- Dd. Any or all of the above
111This type of NEPSY-II score considers both completion time and the number of errors. What is this type of score called?
- Aa. Combined score
- Bb. Process score
- Cc. Contrast score
- Dd. Scaled score
112Design Copying Global Score would be an example of what type of NEPSY-II score?
- Aa. Combined score
- Bb. Process score
- Cc. Contrast score
- Dd. Scaled score
113An examiner suspected that a child may have a learning difference in the area of math. What type of NEPSY-II assessment would serve as a good starting point?
- Aa. General Assessment Battery
- Bb. Diagnostic Assessment Battery
- Cc. Selective Assessment Battery
- Dd. Full NEPSY-II Administration
114What is the suitable age range for the NEPSY-II?
- Aa. 3-6 to 9-5 years
- Bb. 3-0 to 12-11 years
- Cc. 3-0 to 16-11 years
- Dd. 4-0 to 16-11 years
115The Fingertip Tapping subtest on the NEPSY-II is recommended for all of the clinical groups below except one, which one?
- Aa. suspected Asperger's disorder
- Bb. suspected emotional disturbance
- Cc. suspected dysgraphia
- Dd. suspected reading disorder
116What is the possible neurocognitive explanation for why a child would perform better on the Response Set (Part 2) than Auditory Attention (Part 1) on the Auditory Attention and Response Set subtest on the NEPSY-II?
- Aa. The child did not initially understand the demands of the task.
- Bb. The child needed the difficulty level of the task to increase in order to be interested in the task.
- Cc. The child lacked motivation to perform the easier portion of the task.
- Dd. Any or all of these could be the reason for the performance pattern.
117What is the best explanation for the following pattern of scores on the NEPSY's Auditory Attention and Response Set subtest: Response Set Combined (scaled score = 10), Total Commission Errors (percentile rank = 11-25%), and Total Correct (percentile rank = 26-75%)?
- Aa. Reflects poor selective and sustained attention perhaps due to distractibility.
- Bb. May reflect a slow time in correct responding or impulsive or inattentive responding.
- Cc. Reflects failure to understand directions.
- Dd. Reflects poor sustained attention.
118A high number of omissions (percentile rank > 75 and classified as above expected level) on the Auditory Attention and Response Set subtest of the NEPSY-II would reflect:
- Aa. poor vigilance
- Bb. poor selective or sustained attention
- Cc. failure to understand the directions
- Dd. any or all of the above
119On the Design Copying test of the NEPSY-II, if the child shows intact capacity to imitate or create general shapes (perceives the general configuration), but confuses or leaves out pertinent details, which subtest score will most likely be lower?
- Aa. Design Copying Global Score
- Bb. Design Copying Local Score
- Cc. Design Copying General Score
- Dd. Design Copying Process Score
120On the NEPSY-II's Memory for Designs subtest, a low score on this measure suggests difficulty learning visual details. What is the score on this subtest?
- Aa. Memory for Designs Content versus Spatial Contrast Score
- Bb. Memory for Designs Content Score
- Cc. Memory for Designs Spatial Score
- Dd. Memory for Designs Total Score
121On the NEPSY-II Memory for Faces test, what is the neurocognitive explanation for a child achieving a higher Memory for Faces Delayed Score than the initial Memory for Faces Total Score?
- Aa. A higher rate of forgetting than expected for newly learned faces.
- Bb. Difficulties with the initial encoding or discrimination of novel faces.
- Cc. Difficulties with recognition of newly learned faces from long-term memory.
- Dd. Face recognition improves with consolidation time.
122Which NEPSY-II test would be useful to measure automaticity of naming?
- Aa. Phonological Processing
- Bb. Comprehension of instructions
- Cc. Oromotor Sequences
- Dd. Speeded Naming
123The Inhibition subtest on the NEPSY-II measures:
- Aa. processing speed
- Bb. verbal retrieval
- Cc. self monitoring
- Dd. any or all of the above
124When a child has a high number of self-corrected errors on a task, this indicates:
- Aa. poor language skills
- Bb. good self monitoring
- Cc. poor self monitoring
- Dd. both a and c
125On the NEPSY-II, indirect measures of processing speed can be evaluated by:
- Aa. Examining the completion time scores relative to the number of errors. .
- Bb. Examining the completion time scores.
- Cc. Examining the errors scores.
- Dd. Examining self-corrected error scores.
126A child with autism would probably perform poorly on which of the following NEPSY-II tests:
- Aa. Affect Recognition
- Bb. Theory of Mind
- Cc. Memory for Faces
- Dd. Any or all of the above
127Which of the NEPSY-II subtests measures the child's ability to infer a mental state in someone else?
Answer:- Aa. Affect Recognition
- Bb. Theory of Mind
- Cc. Memory for Faces
- Dd. Any or all of the above
128The order of the NEPSY-II subtest administration is most dependent upon:
- Aa. The ability of the child to sustain interest in the tasks.
- Bb. The time lapse between immediate and delayed memory tasks is accounted for.
- Cc. The referral question.
- Dd. The child's age.
129If a child had know or suspected brain damage, which NEPSY-II assessment battery should be chosen?
- Aa. General Assessment Battery
- Bb. Diagnostic Assessment Battery
- Cc. Selective Assessment Battery
- Dd. Full NEPSY-II Administration
130Which NEPSY-II test would be useful to test for sign of dysarthia?
- Aa. Phonological Processing
- Bb. Comprehension of instructions
- Cc. Oromotor Sequences g
- Dd. Speeded Naming
131On the original version of the Trail Making Test there were two conditions. On the D-KEFS Trail Making Test, there are how many conditions?
- Aa. 2
- Bb. 3
- Cc. 4
- Dd. 5
132Which D-KEFS Trail Making Test condition measures switching between number and letter sequences?
- Aa. Condition 1
- Bb. Condition 2
- Cc. Condition 3
- Dd. Condition 4
133 Which D-KEFS Trail Making Condition measures visual scanning?
- Aa. Condition 1
- Bb. Condition 2
- Cc. Condition 3
- Dd. Condition 4
134Set loss errors may be indicative of:
- Aa. failure to maintain cognitive set
- Bb. receptive language deficits
- Cc. distractibility
- Dd. any or all of the above
135On the D-KEFS Verbal Fluency test, the third condition requires the child to:
- Aa. switch between recalling words from two different semantic categories.
- Bb. recall words that start with a particular letter.
- Cc. recall words that fit within a semantic category.
- Dd. none of the above
136When 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:
- Aa. a focal left temporal lesion
- Bb. a diffuse left temporal lesion
- Cc. a focal left frontal lesion.
- Dd. a diffuse frontal lesion
137When 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:
- Aa. a focal left temporal lesion
- Bb. a diffuse left temporal lesion
- Cc. a focal left frontal lesion.
- Dd. a diffuse frontal lesion
138When evaluating repetition errors on a task, errors that occur close together are likely to reflect:
- Aa. immediate memory deficits
- Bb. long-term retrieval deficits
- Cc. perseveration errors
- Dd. receptive language deficits
139When evaluating repetition errors on a task, errors that occur far apart are likely to reflect:
- Aa. immediate memory deficits
- Bb. long-term retrieval deficits
- Cc. perseveration errors
- Dd. receptive language deficits
140 What D-KEFS test is the nonverbal analog to the Verbal Fluency test?
- Aa. Color Word Interference
- Bb. Trail Making Test
- Cc. Word Context
- Dd. Design Fluency
141What D-KEFS test is a modern version of the classic Stroop test?
- Aa. Color Word Interference
- Bb. Trail Making Test
- Cc. Word Context
- Dd. Design Fluency
142There are four conditions to the D-KEFS Color Word Interference test. Which condition was designed to measure switching ability?
- Aa. Condition 1
- Bb. Condition 2
- Cc. Condition 3
- Dd. Condition 4
143A child with a high number of self-corrected errors is thought to have:
- Aa. poor cognitive flexibility
- Bb. good self-monitoring
- Cc. poor processing speed
- Dd. poor verbal skills
144What is the most likely explanation for a pattern of performance where the completion time is above average but the error rate is high?
- Aa. may reflect poor processing speed.
- Bb. may reflect poor receptive language skills
- Cc. may reflect impulsivity, because they work quickly at the expense of accuracy.
- Dd. may reflect distractibility.
145What is one of the major differences between the Card Sorting test on the NEPSY-II and the Card Sort Test on the D-KEFS?
- Aa. on the NEPSY-II version, the child is required to verbalize how the card sorts were made.
- Bb. on the D-KEFS version the child is required to verbalize how the card sorts were made.
- Cc. on the NEPSY-II version part of the test requires the child to verbally describe what principle was used by the examiner to sort the cards.
- Dd. on the D-KEFS version the child is not required to verbalize how the card sorts were made.
146Slow completion times on timed tasks could be indicative of:
- Aa. lesions in the subcortical regions
- Bb. depression
- Cc. obsessive thinking
- Dd. any or all of these.
147On the D-KEFS Card Sorting test, children with left temporal-parietal dysfunction may rely on what types of sorts?
- Aa. perceptual sorts
- Bb. verbal sorts
- Cc. repeated sorts
- Dd. incorrect sorts
148On 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?
- Aa. Initial Abstraction Score
- Bb. Total Questions Asked
- Cc. Total Weighted Achievement
- Dd. Set-Loss Questions
149Poor performance on the D-KEFS Tower test Total Achievement Score may be indicative of:
- Aa. a focal lesion within the right frontal lobe.
- Bb. a diffuse lesion within the occipital lobe.
- Cc. a large lesion within the right parietal lobe.
- Dd. a focal lesion within the right temporal lobe.
150Which of the D-KEFS tests may only be administered to children ages 16 years and older?
- Aa. Trail Making Test
- Bb. Color Word Interference Test
- Cc. Tower
- Dd. Proverbs Test
151What is an umbrella term used to cover a variety of neurological disabilities that interfere with the normal ability to use sensory information to function smoothly in daily life?
- Aa. Tactile Defensiveness Disorder
- Bb. Sensory Processing Disorder
- Cc. Cerebral Palsy
- Dd. Developmental Coordination Disorder
152Sensory disorders may be manifested in which way:
- Aa. Overstimulated
- Bb. Understimulated
- Cc. Sensation seeking
- Dd. Any or all of the above
153Fibers from the nasal retinas cross over to the ispilateral side at what brain structure?
- Aa. Optic chiasm
- Bb. Thalamus
- Cc. Pons
- Dd. Medulla
154The primary auditory cortex is located in the:
- Aa. Inferior part of the parietal lobe.
- Bb. Superior part of the parietal lobe.
- Cc. Superior part of the temporal lobe.
- Dd. Inferior part of the temporal lobe.
155The pathway for pain and temperature sense is called the:
- Aa. Dorsal column-medial lemniscal system
- Bb. Anterolateral system
- Cc. Ventral stream
- Dd. Dorsal stream
156The pathway for touch, proprioception, and movement is called the:
- Aa. Dorsal column-medial lemniscal system
- Bb. Anterolateral system
- Cc. Ventral stream
- Dd. Dorsal stream
157This DSM diagnosis is characterized by marked delays in reaching developmental motor milestones (e.g., crawling, walking, sitting), difficulty mastering gross motor tasks (e.g., catching a ball), difficulty with fine motor coordination (e.g., handwriting), and being poor at sports. What is this disorder?
- Aa. Tactile Defensiveness Disorder
- Bb. Sensory Processing Disorder
- Cc. Cerebral Palsy
- Dd. Developmental Coordination Disorder
158This part of the brain is involved in planning complex movements and in coordinating movements involving both hands.
- Aa. Primary motor cortex
- Bb. Supplemental motor cortex
- Cc. Premotor cortex
- Dd. Posterior parietal cortex
159Damage to the cerebellum can cause what types of dysfunction?
- Aa. Ataxia
- Bb. Dysarthia
- Cc. Hypotonia
- Dd. Any or all of the above
160 A child with damage to this part of the brain will accelerate a hand position beyond what is normal when reaching for an object. What part of the brain is damaged in this case?
- Aa. Basal ganglia
- Bb. Premotor cortex
- Cc. Cerebellum
- Dd. Primary motor cortex
161Samantha is working on a math assignment and the teacher asks the class to put away their math work and get out their reading books. Samantha continues to work on her math assignment. What type of attentional processing could be impaired in Samantha?
- Aa. Selective/focused attention
- Bb. Shifting attention
- Cc. Sustained attention
- Dd. Divided attention
162Johnnie is continually distracted by the sound of cars passing by the classroom's window that faces a street. What kind of attentional processing is most probably impaired in Johnnie?
- Aa. Selective/focused attention
- Bb. Shifting attention
- Cc. Sustained attention
- Dd. Divided attention
163The neuroanatomical focus for shifting attention seems to be centered in what part of the brain?
- Aa. reticular activating system
- Bb. inferior parietal lobes
- Cc. superior temporal lobes
- Dd. dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
164Which neurotransmitter plays a major role in regulating attention?
- Aa. Actelycholine
- Bb. Serotonin
- Cc. Dopamine
- Dd. Gylcine
165What brain structure distributes norepinephrine to facilitate alerting and exciting a broad network of neural networks?
- Aa. Locus coeruleus
- Bb. Hypothalamus
- Cc. Hippocampus
- Dd. Limbic System
166True or false? Someone can't have ADD and also have depression, anxiety, or other psychiatric problems.
- ATrue
- BFalse
167Which of the following types of attention is related to short-term memory?
- Aa. sustained attention
- Bb. attentional capacity
- Cc. selective attention
- Dd. divided attention
168Which of the following types of attention is related to working memory?
- Aa. sustained attention
- Bb. attentional capacity
- Cc. divided attention
- Dd. selective attention
169A continuous performance test (CPT) would be used to measure what type of attention?
- Aa. selective attention
- Bb. attentional capacity
- Cc. divided attention
- Dd. sustained attention
170 On the TEA-Ch, which two subtests were designed to measure selective/focused attention?
- Aa. Score! and Walk Don't Run
- Bb. Creature Counting and Opposites Worlds
- Cc. Sky Search and Map Mission
- Dd. Code Transmission and Sky Search DT
171What brain structure serves as a relay station for visual information?
- Aa. retina
- Bb. optic radiations
- Cc. thalamus
- Dd. optic chiasm
172What part of the visual cortex corresponds to Luria's primary zone?
- Aa. striate cortex
- Bb. dorsal stream
- Cc. ventral stream
- Dd. extrastriate cortex
173Perception of objects takes place within what part of the visual cortex?
- Aa. striate cortex
- Bb. dorsal stream
- Cc. ventral stream
- Dd. extrastriate cortex
174There are two streams of visual analysis within the brain. Which one recognizes where an object is located and whether it is moving?
- Aa. striate cortex
- Bb. dorsal stream
- Cc. ventral stream
- Dd. extrastriate cortex
175There are two streams of visual analysis within the brain. Which one recognizes what an object is and what color it has?
- Aa. striate cortex
- Bb. dorsal stream
- Cc. ventral stream
- Dd. extrastriate cortex
176What term means an impaired ability to recognize visual information?
- Aa. simultanagnosia
- Bb. astereopsis
- Cc. prosopagnosia
- Dd. visual agnosia
177What term means impaired face recognition?
- Aa. simultanagnosia
- Bb. astereopsis
- Cc. prosopagnosia
- Dd. visual agnosia
178What brain structure seems to regulate the recognition of people's faces?
- Aa. fusiform gyrus
- Bb. cingulate gyrus
- Cc. angular gyrus
- Dd. supramarginal gyrus
179An impaired recognition of the meaning of whole pictures or objects, but intact ability to describe the parts of the pictures/objects, describes what condition?
- Aa. simultanagnosia
- Bb. astereopsis
- Cc. prosopagnosia
- Dd. visual agnosia
180What part of the visual cortex corresponds to Luria's secondary zone?
- Aa. striate cortex
- Bb. dorsal stream
- Cc. ventral stream
- Dd. extrastriate cortex
181Speech sounds are discriminated in what part of the brain?
- Aa. Supramarginal gyrus
- Bb. Fusiform gyrus
- Cc. Angular gyrus
- Dd. Herchel�s gyrus
182The receptive language center of the brain is located where?
- Aa. Wernicke's area
- Bb. Broca's area
- Cc. angular gyrus
- Dd. supramarginal gyrus
183The expressive language center of the brain is located where?
- Aa. Wernicke's area
- Bb. Broca's area
- Cc. angular gyrus
- Dd. supramarginal gyrus
184What term is used to refer to poor ability to initiate nonverbal as well as verbal movements of the speech musculature?
- Aa. anomia
- Bb. dysarthria
- Cc. oromotor apraxia
- Dd. circumlocution
185The term that is used to refer to a convoluted way of saying something is called?
- Aa. anomia
- Bb. dysarthria
- Cc. oromotor apraxia
- Dd. circumlocution
186The term that is used to refer to the inability to name something is called?
- Aa. anomia
- Bb. dysarthria
- Cc. oromotor apraxia
- Dd. circumlocution
187What type of aphasia is characterized by slow, laborious, and nonfluent speech?
- Aa. Wernicke's aphasia
- Bb. Broca's aphasia
- Cc. Conduction aphasia
- Dd. Transcortical aphasia
188What term is used to describe difficulty with pronunciation due to weakness or poor coordination of the muscles of lips, tongue, jaw, etc.?
- Aa. dysarthia
- Bb. dysnomia
- Cc. aphasia
- Dd. circumlocution
189At what age does a child have a speaking vocabulary of about 300 words?
- Aa. 6-9 months
- Bb. 10-20 months
- Cc. 2-3 years
- Dd. 4 years of age
190What type of aphasia is characterized by intact comprehension and spontaneous speech but difficulty with repeating words?
- Aa. Wernicke's aphasia
- Bb. Broca's aphasia
- Cc. Conduction aphasia
- Dd. Transcortical aphasia
191The type of memory that refers to general knowledge of the world (e.g., facts, vocabulary, rules) is called:
- Aa. working memory
- Bb. procedural memory
- Cc. episodic memory
- Dd. semantic memory
192Retrograde amnesia is:
- Aa. the inability to learn new information following a brain injury.
- Bb. the inability to learn new information and recall information prior to a brain injury.
- Cc. the inability to recall information prior to a brain injury.
- Dd. none of the above.
193When memorizing a list of words, the words that are last to be presented are more easily recalled. This is called the:
- Aa. primacy effect
- Bb. recency effect
- Cc. equipotential effect
- Dd. transduction effect
194The visuospatial sketchpad can be compromised by damage to what part of the brain?
- Aa. bilateral frontal regions
- Bb. bilateral temporal regions
- Cc. bilateral occipital regions
- Dd. bilateral parietal regions
195Baddeley and Hitch's (1974) Working Memory Model theorizes a modality nonspecific cognitive system that coordinates processes in working memory. What are the two mechanisms that the central executive of working memory regulates?
- Aa. short-term and long-term memory
- Bb. phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad
- Cc. analysis and synthesis
- Dd. sensory memory and working memory
196In children, memory problems occur more frequently as secondary to deficits in attention, verbal processing, and visual perception, rather than as problems that are specific to memory alone.
- ATrue
- BFalse
197What term is used to describe memory retrieval without the aide of external cues?
- Aa. recognition
- Bb. free recall
- Cc. learning
- Dd. incidental learning
198Unilateral right temporal lobe damage can effect everything below except for one, which one?
- Aa. tactile and visual maze learning
- Bb. spatial positioning
- Cc. facial recognition
- Dd. recall of stories
199Which two brain structures plays a major role in memory?
- Aa. Amygdala and hippocampus
- Bb. Fornix and hypothalamus
- Cc. angular gyrus and cingulate gyrus
- Dd. basal ganglia and pons
200What part of the brain seems to be responsible for transferring short-term memories to long-term memories?
- Aa. fornix
- Bb. basal ganglia
- Cc. pineal gland
- Dd. hippocampus
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