Deck 2: The Sonographer As Student

Question 1

Multiple choice is a format commonly used for a(n) _____ test.

A) objective
B) subjective
C) situational
D) memory

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Two important mental functions in effective listening are:

A) comprehension and recall.
B) application and processing.
C) filtering and compartmentalization.
D) ordering and understanding.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The design and implementation of student clinical activities is shaped by:

A) government and institutional regulations.
B) legal and ethical regulations.
C) financial constraints.
D) all of the above.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

On a _____ test, the questions are situational and usually only one answer is correct.

A) completion
B) multiple choice
C) matching
D) subjective

Question 5

Clinical competency refers to:

A) having the skills to produce diagnostic quality studies.
B) the ability to draw conclusions from fact and logically manipulate them to correlate with clinical questions.
C) mastery of your institution's scope of practice.
D) the total number of hours spent in the scanning laboratory.

Question 6

A memory technique that involves forming a meaningful connection with a fact is:

A) first-letter mnemonics.
B) visualization.
C) clustering.
D) association.

Question 7

Which method of memorization relies on arranging lists of data in segments?

A) Association
B) Mnemonics
C) Visualization
D) Clustering

Question 8

Which type of memory is sometimes called "working memory"?

A) Short-term
B) Long-term
C) Immediate
D) Associative

Question 9

A study break of _____ minutes is recommended for every 50 minutes of study.

A) five
B) seven
C) 10
D) 15

Question 10

The average speaking rate has been measured at approximately _____ words per minute.

A) 25
B) 125
C) 175
D) 400

Question 11

Most people are _____ learners.

A) visual
B) auditory
C) tactile
D) active

Question 12

Short-term memory is capable of retaining a maximum of _____ item(s) at a time.

A) one
B) three
C) five
D) seven

Question 13

The most common type of subjective test is:

A) essay.
B) true or false.
C) matching.
D) completion.

Question 14

Which type of memorization relies heavily on perception and attention?

A) Subconscious
B) Intentional
C) Systematic
D) Recall

Question 15

Most student sonographer performance evaluations are divided into which two categories?

A) Preliminary and long-term performance
B) Product and process competencies
C) Speed of learning and scanning skills
D) Work habits and interpersonal skills

Question 16

The ability to draw conclusions about a specific case from a general hypothesis or known fact is called:

A) critical thinking.
B) effective listening.
C) deductive reasoning.
D) inductive reasoning.

Question 17

_____ competencies relate to the skills necessary to perform specialty sonographic examinations.

A) Product
B) Scanning
C) Process
D) Universal

Question 18

Reading to comprehend requires:

A) annotation and anticipation.
B) anticipation and critical thinking.
C) evaluation and repetition.
D) anticipation and evaluation.

Question 19

Creating a sentence in which the first letter of each word is a prompt for recalling information is:

A) association.
B) visualization.
C) an acrostic.
D) an acronym.

Question 20

Which type of memory facilitates learning and memorization of new material?

A) Short-term
B) Long-term
C) Immediate
D) Associative