Question 1

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Gerstmann syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  finger agnosia 
B)  left-right confusion 
C)  dyscalculia 
D)  dysgraphia 
E)  aprosodia. 
A)  finger agnosia 
B)  left-right confusion 
C)  dyscalculia 
D)  dysgraphia 
E)  aprosodia. E

Question 2

What is the term for a neurological disorder or personal space in which an individual believes that part of his or her body is much larger than normal?

Accepted Answer

A)  macroaphasia 
B)  macrosomatognosia 
C)  engorgmatognosia 
D)  giantognosia 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  macroaphasia 
B)  macrosomatognosia 
C)  engorgmatognosia 
D)  giantognosia 
E)  None of the above. B

Question 3

If you were to point towards the nearest store while in the classroom, what would that be an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  personal response 
B)  position response 
C)  cued response 
D)  place response 
E)  space response 
A)  personal response 
B)  position response 
C)  cued response 
D)  place response 
E)  space response D

Question 4

The properties of the cells within these areas are sensitive to certain attributes that allow stable cognitive maps to be made

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital areas 5 and 7 
B)  occipital areas 3 and 5 
C)  parietal areas 3 and 5 
D)  parietal areas 5 and 7 
A)  occipital areas 5 and 7 
B)  occipital areas 3 and 5 
C)  parietal areas 3 and 5 
D)  parietal areas 5 and 7

Question 5

A short-cut that is adapted through spatial learning is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  good spatial ability 
B)  dead reckoning 
C)  a cognitive map 
D)  parvocellular pathway 
E)  visual stream 
A)  good spatial ability 
B)  dead reckoning 
C)  a cognitive map 
D)  parvocellular pathway 
E)  visual stream

Question 6

Reduplicative paramnesia is usually the result of damage to the

Accepted Answer

A)  right frontal and limbic regions as well as the brain stem and cerebellum 
B)  right temporal and limbic regions as well as the brain stem and cerebrum 
C)  right parietal and limbic regions as well as the brain stem and cerebellum 
D)  right occipital and limbic regions as well as the brain stem and cerebrum 
A)  right frontal and limbic regions as well as the brain stem and cerebellum 
B)  right temporal and limbic regions as well as the brain stem and cerebrum 
C)  right parietal and limbic regions as well as the brain stem and cerebellum 
D)  right occipital and limbic regions as well as the brain stem and cerebrum

Question 7

The loss of ability to navigate in environments that were previously familiar and navigable is called

Accepted Answer

A)  Optic ataxia 
B)  Navigational neglect 
C)  Anosognosia 
D)  Topographical amnesia 
A)  Optic ataxia 
B)  Navigational neglect 
C)  Anosognosia 
D)  Topographical amnesia

Question 8

When an individual can recognize and name body parts but has difficulty pointing to the correct body part on command they are likely experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  Propospagnosia 
B)  Autotopagnosia 
C)  Anosognosia 
D)  Macrosomatognosia 
A)  Propospagnosia 
B)  Autotopagnosia 
C)  Anosognosia 
D)  Macrosomatognosia

Question 9

What is the term for the disorder in which an individual incorrectly identifies and reduplicates people, place, objects, or even events?

Accepted Answer

A)  reduplicative paramnesia 
B)  reduplicative atognosia 
C)  incorrect response atognosia 
D)  repetitive amnesia 
E)  reduplicative ability disorder 
A)  reduplicative paramnesia 
B)  reduplicative atognosia 
C)  incorrect response atognosia 
D)  repetitive amnesia 
E)  reduplicative ability disorder

Question 10

Which of the following statements regarding place cells is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Place cells respond in a very precise fashion. 
B)  When a rat is placed in an unfamiliar environment, none of the place cells respond. 
C)  Place cells are involved in spatial ability, not spatial memory. 
D)  Place cells respond selectively to spatial locations. 
E)  Place cells are found in the hippocampus. 
A)  Place cells respond in a very precise fashion. 
B)  When a rat is placed in an unfamiliar environment, none of the place cells respond. 
C)  Place cells are involved in spatial ability, not spatial memory. 
D)  Place cells respond selectively to spatial locations. 
E)  Place cells are found in the hippocampus.

Question 11

What are participants required to do in mental rotation task?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identify the position in which a line is oriented in space 
B)  Use given cues to identify the relative distance between two objects 
C)  Identify whether two or more objects are the same or different 
D)  Correctly differentiate between letters such as d and p or b and q 
A)  Identify the position in which a line is oriented in space 
B)  Use given cues to identify the relative distance between two objects 
C)  Identify whether two or more objects are the same or different 
D)  Correctly differentiate between letters such as d and p or b and q

Question 12

Which of the following is not typically used when giving directions to unseen locations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardinal directions 
B)  Relative turns 
C)  Distances 
D)  Landmarks 
E)  All of the above are typically used
F) None of the above are typically used 
A)  Cardinal directions 
B)  Relative turns 
C)  Distances 
D)  Landmarks 
E)  All of the above are typically used
F) None of the above are typically used

Question 13

The ability to understand space and process spatial information is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Object ability 
B)  Spatial ability 
C)  Information processing ability 
D)  Spatial orientation 
A)  Object ability 
B)  Spatial ability 
C)  Information processing ability 
D)  Spatial orientation

Question 14

Research shows that when women give directions they typically rely on_________and men typically rely on_________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  graphic communication ; verbal communication 
B)  relative turns and distances; cardinal directions and landmarks 
C)  cardinal directions and landmarks; relative turns and distances 
D)  cardinal directions and distances; relative turns and landmarks 
E)  relative turns and landmarks; cardinal directions and distances 
A)  graphic communication ; verbal communication 
B)  relative turns and distances; cardinal directions and landmarks 
C)  cardinal directions and landmarks; relative turns and distances 
D)  cardinal directions and distances; relative turns and landmarks 
E)  relative turns and landmarks; cardinal directions and distances

Question 15

The ventral visual stream is considered the _________pathway and the dorsal visual stream is considered the____________pathway

Accepted Answer

A)  why; what 
B)  what; how 
C)  why; how 
D)  how; what 
A)  why; what 
B)  what; how 
C)  why; how 
D)  how; what

Question 16

Which of the following characteristics of the water-maze is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  To perform well on this task, it is important to have an intact hippocampus. 
B)  It is used to study spatial ability. 
C)  To perform well on this task, animals must learn the spatial relationship between objects in the room that are outside of the pool. 
D)  It involves a hidden platform that the animals must find. 
E)  It is a circular shaped pool filled with clean water. 
A)  To perform well on this task, it is important to have an intact hippocampus. 
B)  It is used to study spatial ability. 
C)  To perform well on this task, animals must learn the spatial relationship between objects in the room that are outside of the pool. 
D)  It involves a hidden platform that the animals must find. 
E)  It is a circular shaped pool filled with clean water.

Question 17

What are the two types of depth perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  local and global 
B)  spatial and superficial 
C)  close proximity and distant proximity 
D)  left field and right field 
E)  inclusive and aesthetic 
A)  local and global 
B)  spatial and superficial 
C)  close proximity and distant proximity 
D)  left field and right field 
E)  inclusive and aesthetic

Question 18

What is microsomatognosia?

Accepted Answer

A)  A neurological disorder of personal space in which an individual believes that part of his or her body is much larger than normal. 
B)  A neurological disorder in which an individual incorrectly identifies and reduplicates people, places, objects or events 
C)  A neurological disorder of personal space in which an individual believes that part of his or her body is much smaller than normal. 
D)  A neurological disorder that occurs when an individual denies that any disorder exists, both verbally and through their motor behaviour 
A)  A neurological disorder of personal space in which an individual believes that part of his or her body is much larger than normal. 
B)  A neurological disorder in which an individual incorrectly identifies and reduplicates people, places, objects or events 
C)  A neurological disorder of personal space in which an individual believes that part of his or her body is much smaller than normal. 
D)  A neurological disorder that occurs when an individual denies that any disorder exists, both verbally and through their motor behaviour

Question 19

Which of the following is not a basic component of spatial ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  targeting 
B)  disembedding 
C)  spatial tendency 
D)  spatial orientation 
E)  spatial perception 
A)  targeting 
B)  disembedding 
C)  spatial tendency 
D)  spatial orientation 
E)  spatial perception

Question 20

A person with anosognosia…

Accepted Answer

A)  has difficulty remembering spoken language. 
B)  has damage to the frontal lobes. 
C)  has a lack of awareness of the deficit. 
D)  has an inability to localize one's own body. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  has difficulty remembering spoken language. 
B)  has damage to the frontal lobes. 
C)  has a lack of awareness of the deficit. 
D)  has an inability to localize one's own body. 
E)  None of these.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Gerstmann syndrome?

What is the term for a neurological disorder or personal space in which an individual believes that part of his or her body is much larger than normal?

If you were to point towards the nearest store while in the classroom, what would that be an example of?

The properties of the cells within these areas are sensitive to certain attributes that allow stable cognitive maps to be made

A short-cut that is adapted through spatial learning is known as

Reduplicative paramnesia is usually the result of damage to the

The loss of ability to navigate in environments that were previously familiar and navigable is called

When an individual can recognize and name body parts but has difficulty pointing to the correct body part on command they are likely experiencing

What is the term for the disorder in which an individual incorrectly identifies and reduplicates people, place, objects, or even events?

Which of the following statements regarding place cells is false?

What are participants required to do in mental rotation task?

Which of the following is not typically used when giving directions to unseen locations?

The ability to understand space and process spatial information is known as

Research shows that when women give directions they typically rely on_and men typically rely on_ .

The ventral visual stream is considered the _pathway and the dorsal visual stream is considered the____pathway

Which of the following characteristics of the water-maze is false?

What are the two types of depth perception?

What is microsomatognosia?

Which of the following is not a basic component of spatial ability?

A person with anosognosia…

Introduction to Neuropsychology Objectives

Neuroanatomy

Techniques in Neuropsychology

Laterality

The Sensorimotor System

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Memory

Hearing and Language Processing

Emotion

Attention and Consciousness

Humans, Human Brains, and Evolution

Neural Development

Human Brain Damage

Neuropsychological Assessment

Recovery of Function Objectives

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Exam 10: Spatial Ability

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Gerstmann syndrome?

What is the term for a neurological disorder or personal space in which an individual believes that part of his or her body is much larger than normal?

If you were to point towards the nearest store while in the classroom, what would that be an example of?

The properties of the cells within these areas are sensitive to certain attributes that allow stable cognitive maps to be made

A short-cut that is adapted through spatial learning is known as

Reduplicative paramnesia is usually the result of damage to the

The loss of ability to navigate in environments that were previously familiar and navigable is called

When an individual can recognize and name body parts but has difficulty pointing to the correct body part on command they are likely experiencing

What is the term for the disorder in which an individual incorrectly identifies and reduplicates people, place, objects, or even events?

Which of the following statements regarding place cells is false?

What are participants required to do in mental rotation task?

Which of the following is not typically used when giving directions to unseen locations?

The ability to understand space and process spatial information is known as

Research shows that when women give directions they typically rely on_________and men typically rely on_________ .

The ventral visual stream is considered the _________pathway and the dorsal visual stream is considered the____________pathway

Which of the following characteristics of the water-maze is false?

What are the two types of depth perception?

What is microsomatognosia?

Which of the following is not a basic component of spatial ability?

A person with anosognosia…

Introduction to Neuropsychology Objectives

Neuroanatomy

Techniques in Neuropsychology

Laterality

The Sensorimotor System

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Memory

Hearing and Language Processing

Emotion

Attention and Consciousness

Humans, Human Brains, and Evolution

Neural Development

Human Brain Damage

Neuropsychological Assessment

Recovery of Function Objectives

Filters

Research shows that when women give directions they typically rely on_and men typically rely on_ .

The ventral visual stream is considered the _pathway and the dorsal visual stream is considered the____pathway