Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer to each question based on material presented in Psychological Testing and Assessment, 5th Edition by Ronald Cohen and Mark Swerdlik. These questions only sample material from the chapter; there is much more to know than sampled here.

1		Neuropsychology was formerly a specialty area
			A)	of medicine.
			B)	within clinical psychology.
			C)	within counseling psychology.
			D)	practiced only by chiropractors.
2		The area of the brain that regulates bodily functions is the
			A)	limbic system.
			B)	parietal lobes.
			C)	hypothalamus.
			D)	spinal column.
3		The phenomenon of contralateral control refers to the fact that each cerebral hemisphere receives information from, and exerts control over
			A)	the opposite side of the body.
			B)	the same side of the body.
			C)	the lateral side of the body.
			D)	the controlling side of the body.
4		To confirm a suspected case of anosmia, which test would probably be most useful?
			A)	The Beery-Bukenica Test of Visual-Motor Integration.
			B)	The Wepman Auditory Discrimination Test.
			C)	The Wechsler Memory Scale.
			D)	University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test.
5		The term "organicity" is
			A)	synonymous with "brain damage".
			B)	less inclusive than "neurological damage".
			C)	applied with reference to the peripheral nervous system.
			D)	all of the above.
6		Which is NOT a type of task that test-takers must perform when being evaluated with the Goldstein-Scheerer Tests of Abstract Thinking?
			A)	Design reproduction using a pencil.
			B)	Object sorting.
			C)	Color sorting.
			D)	Design reproduction using sticks.
7		Organic is to functional as physical is to
			A)	neurological.
			B)	physiological.
			C)	psychological.
			D)	functional.
8		"Walks with only one hand held by 12 months." This is an example of
			A)	A reflex action.
			B)	A test to assess the second cranial nerve.
			C)	A proverb interpretation task.
			D)	A developmental milestone.
9		The Romberg Test is otherwise known as the
			A)	nose-finger-nose test.
			B)	finger wiggle test.
			C)	standing still test.
			D)	walking-running-skipping test.
10		Reflexes
			A)	have survival value.
			B)	are involuntary motor responses.
			C)	are tested to evaluate deficits.
			D)	all of the above.
11		Which does NOT belong?
			A)	The 7 Minute Screen.
			B)	The Mini-Mental State Exam.
			C)	The Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire.
			D)	The Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery.
12		The Tower of Hanoi is a puzzle useful in evaluating
			A)	cultural adaptability.
			B)	confrontation naming ability.
			C)	executive functions.
			D)	field of search functions.
13		Riding a bicycle is a skill that draws on
			A)	declarative memory.
			B)	procedural memory.
			C)	episodic memory.
			D)	the unconscious.
14		Tactile nonsense figures may be used to evaluate
			A)	haptic memory.
			B)	multitasking ability.
			C)	nerve damage.
			D)	perceptual-motor functioning.
15		Which tool of assessment would be most useful in assessing strength of grip?
			A)	The Montreal Neurological Institute Battery.
			B)	A dynamometer.
			C)	Single photon emission computed tomography.
			D)	The Papcsy-DePaepe test.