Question 1

Approximately how long does it take to administer the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 1 hour 
B)  4 to 5 hours 
C)  8 to 12 hours 
D)  12 to 24 hours 
A)  less than 1 hour 
B)  4 to 5 hours 
C)  8 to 12 hours 
D)  12 to 24 hours C

Question 2

The three components of psychological stress are:

Accepted Answer

A)  fright,flight,and fight. 
B)  frustration,fear,and pressure. 
C)  frustration,conflict,and pressure. 
D)  demands,opportunities,and constraints. 
A)  fright,flight,and fight. 
B)  frustration,fear,and pressure. 
C)  frustration,conflict,and pressure. 
D)  demands,opportunities,and constraints. C

Question 3

A standardized version of Luria's procedure was developed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Benton. 
B)  Golden. 
C)  Mirsky. 
D)  Geschwind. 
A)  Benton. 
B)  Golden. 
C)  Mirsky. 
D)  Geschwind. B

Question 4

Which of the following is associated with right-sided brain injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  word-memory problems 
B)  finger agnosia 
C)  problems dressing 
D)  difficulty writing 
A)  word-memory problems 
B)  finger agnosia 
C)  problems dressing 
D)  difficulty writing

Question 5

Which test attempts to determine how errors are made in learning tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Luria-Nebraska 
B)  Halstead-Reitan 
C)  California Verbal Learning Test 
D)  Category Test 
A)  Luria-Nebraska 
B)  Halstead-Reitan 
C)  California Verbal Learning Test 
D)  Category Test

Question 6

Which component of the Halstead-Reitan assesses current learning skills,mental efficiency,and abstract concept formation?

Accepted Answer

A)  category 
B)  trail making 
C)  rhythm 
D)  tactual 
A)  category 
B)  trail making 
C)  rhythm 
D)  tactual

Question 7

As a component of psychological stress,frustration is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  the reaction that occurs when the attainment of some desired goal is blocked. 
B)  the type of stress that occurs when we must make a choice. 
C)  occurring when we are forced to speed up activity. 
D)  the type of stress that occurs when we have too much time on our hands. 
A)  the reaction that occurs when the attainment of some desired goal is blocked. 
B)  the type of stress that occurs when we must make a choice. 
C)  occurring when we are forced to speed up activity. 
D)  the type of stress that occurs when we have too much time on our hands.

Question 8

The Ecological Momentary Assessment

Accepted Answer

A)  avoids biases associated with asking people to remember their moods or symptoms. 
B)  requires a highly trained observer to rate behavior. 
C)  provides information about the situational determinants of behavior. 
D)  shows great promise as an alternative to lengthy neuropsychological assessments. 
A)  avoids biases associated with asking people to remember their moods or symptoms. 
B)  requires a highly trained observer to rate behavior. 
C)  provides information about the situational determinants of behavior. 
D)  shows great promise as an alternative to lengthy neuropsychological assessments.

Question 9

Dyslexia

Accepted Answer

A)  is a motor disorder. 
B)  is a disease that affects the muscular system. 
C)  is characterized by difficulty decoding single words. 
D)  is associated with mental retardation. 
A)  is a motor disorder. 
B)  is a disease that affects the muscular system. 
C)  is characterized by difficulty decoding single words. 
D)  is associated with mental retardation.

Question 10

Dr.Jackson,a psychologist,works in a rehabilitation facility that handles patients with injury or disease of the brain and/or spinal cord.His job is to identify and describe the dysfunction that is present,to use statistical procedures to quantify that dysfunction,and to design an appropriate treatment plan for the patient.It is likely that Dr.Jackson is a specialist in

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental psychology. 
B)  behavioral medicine. 
C)  cognitive behavioral psychology. 
D)  clinical neuropsychology. 
A)  experimental psychology. 
B)  behavioral medicine. 
C)  cognitive behavioral psychology. 
D)  clinical neuropsychology.

Question 11

Clinical neuropsychology and ____ both focus on sensations and perceptions and on motor movements.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychophysical assessment 
B)  cognition 
C)  neurology 
D)  psychiatry 
A)  psychophysical assessment 
B)  cognition 
C)  neurology 
D)  psychiatry

Question 12

The concept of pluripotentiality suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  all areas of the brain are equally capable in performing any function. 
B)  any one center in the brain can be involved in several different functional systems. 
C)  one center of the brain is involved in one and only one functional system. 
D)  the potential of brain capacity is unlimited. 
A)  all areas of the brain are equally capable in performing any function. 
B)  any one center in the brain can be involved in several different functional systems. 
C)  one center of the brain is involved in one and only one functional system. 
D)  the potential of brain capacity is unlimited.

Question 13

Pluripotentiality refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  simultaneous talents. 
B)  an individual's ability to perform two activities at the same time. 
C)  the concept that any one center in the brain can be involved in several functional systems. 
D)  the possibility of multiple intelligences. 
A)  simultaneous talents. 
B)  an individual's ability to perform two activities at the same time. 
C)  the concept that any one center in the brain can be involved in several functional systems. 
D)  the possibility of multiple intelligences.

Question 14

The two major approaches to quality-of-life assessment are

Accepted Answer

A)  tangible and intangible. 
B)  psychometric and decision theory. 
C)  internal and external. 
D)  life and death. 
A)  tangible and intangible. 
B)  psychometric and decision theory. 
C)  internal and external. 
D)  life and death.

Question 15

An important characteristic that specifically identifies the decision theory approach to quality of life assessment is that it

Accepted Answer

A)  provides separate measures for different dimensions of quality of life. 
B)  asks respondents to choose from alternatives to determine what their quality of life is. 
C)  is based upon subjective ratings by physicians. 
D)  attempts to weight different dimensions of health. 
A)  provides separate measures for different dimensions of quality of life. 
B)  asks respondents to choose from alternatives to determine what their quality of life is. 
C)  is based upon subjective ratings by physicians. 
D)  attempts to weight different dimensions of health.

Question 16

Your textbook presents the case of a patient who exhibited deterioration in performance on the Draw-a-Clock task,which was administered three times from 1996 to 1999.The pattern of the patient's performance indicated that

Accepted Answer

A)  he was probably schizophrenic. 
B)  he was most likely illiterate. 
C)  parietal lobe functioning had deteriorated. 
D)  dopamine production had deteriorated. 
A)  he was probably schizophrenic. 
B)  he was most likely illiterate. 
C)  parietal lobe functioning had deteriorated. 
D)  dopamine production had deteriorated.

Question 17

The Halstead-Reitan is an example of a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed quantitative battery 
B)  more flexible assessment than the CVLT 
C)  qualitative approach 
D)  battery that does not used standardized procedures 
A)  fixed quantitative battery 
B)  more flexible assessment than the CVLT 
C)  qualitative approach 
D)  battery that does not used standardized procedures

Question 18

The California Verbal Learning Test

Accepted Answer

A)  determines how errors are made. 
B)  tests memory function. 
C)  measures intelligence. 
D)  identifies the location of brain injury. 
A)  determines how errors are made. 
B)  tests memory function. 
C)  measures intelligence. 
D)  identifies the location of brain injury.

Question 19

One advantage of EMA is that

Accepted Answer

A)  information is collected in the subject's natural environment. 
B)  it does not require a computer. 
C)  information can only be collected once. 
D)  there is no variability over time. 
A)  information is collected in the subject's natural environment. 
B)  it does not require a computer. 
C)  information can only be collected once. 
D)  there is no variability over time.

Question 20

One of the major disadvantages of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery is that the battery

Accepted Answer

A)  was not systematic. 
B)  is useless in localizing injury in a particular hemisphere of the brain. 
C)  can only be administered to adults. 
D)  requires 8 to 12 hours to administer. 
A)  was not systematic. 
B)  is useless in localizing injury in a particular hemisphere of the brain. 
C)  can only be administered to adults. 
D)  requires 8 to 12 hours to administer.

Approximately how long does it take to administer the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery?

The three components of psychological stress are:

A standardized version of Luria's procedure was developed by

Which of the following is associated with right-sided brain injury?

Which test attempts to determine how errors are made in learning tasks?

Which component of the Halstead-Reitan assesses current learning skills,mental efficiency,and abstract concept formation?

As a component of psychological stress,frustration is defined as

The Ecological Momentary Assessment

Dyslexia

Clinical neuropsychology and ____ both focus on sensations and perceptions and on motor movements.

The concept of pluripotentiality suggests that

Pluripotentiality refers to

The two major approaches to quality-of-life assessment are

An important characteristic that specifically identifies the decision theory approach to quality of life assessment is that it

Your textbook presents the case of a patient who exhibited deterioration in performance on the Draw-a-Clock task,which was administered three times from 1996 to 1999.The pattern of the patient's performance indicated that

The Halstead-Reitan is an example of a ____.

The California Verbal Learning Test

One advantage of EMA is that

One of the major disadvantages of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery is that the battery

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-Iii

Other Individual Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

Ethics and the Future of Psychological Testing

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Exam 17: Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Approximately how long does it take to administer the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery?

The three components of psychological stress are:

A standardized version of Luria's procedure was developed by

Which of the following is associated with right-sided brain injury?

Which test attempts to determine how errors are made in learning tasks?

Which component of the Halstead-Reitan assesses current learning skills,mental efficiency,and abstract concept formation?

As a component of psychological stress,frustration is defined as

The Ecological Momentary Assessment

Dyslexia

Clinical neuropsychology and ____ both focus on sensations and perceptions and on motor movements.

The concept of pluripotentiality suggests that

Pluripotentiality refers to

The two major approaches to quality-of-life assessment are

An important characteristic that specifically identifies the decision theory approach to quality of life assessment is that it

Your textbook presents the case of a patient who exhibited deterioration in performance on the Draw-a-Clock task,which was administered three times from 1996 to 1999.The pattern of the patient's performance indicated that

The Halstead-Reitan is an example of a ____.

The California Verbal Learning Test

One advantage of EMA is that

One of the major disadvantages of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery is that the battery

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-Iii

Other Individual Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

Ethics and the Future of Psychological Testing

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