Neuropsych Final Practice Exam #1- Chapters 20 & 24
  • 1. Kluver Bucy Syndrome results from bilateral temporal lobe damage or a temporal lobe lobectomy, with specific damage to the
A) insula and the superior olivary nucleus
B) hippocampus and the superior temporal gyrus
C) basal forebrain and the cingulate gyrus
D) amygdala and the inferior temporal cortex
E) fornix and the anterior nucleus of the dorsal thalamus
  • 2. All of the following are typical symptoms of Kluver Bucy syndrome EXCEPT
A) hypersexuality
B) indiscriminant dietary behavior
C) hypermetamorphosis
D) visual agnosia
E) speech apraxia
  • 3. The 3 main subdivisions of the amygdala:
A) none of the above
B) anterior, posterior, and dorsolateral areas
C) corticomedial, basolateral, & central areas
D) orbitofrontal, dorsolateral, and medial areas
E) mammillary bodies, prefrontal cortex, and anterior areas
  • 4. The circuit for emotional behavior:
A) none of the above
B) hippocampus, amygdala & prefrontal cortex --> hypothalamus -->mammillary nucleus of the hypothalamus --> cingulate cortex--> anterior thalamus --> hippocampus, amygdala, & prefrontal cortex
C) hippocampus, amygdala & prefrontal cortex --> hypothalamus -->mammillary nucleus of the hypothalamus --> anterior thalamus --> cingulate cortex --> hippocampus, amygdala, & prefrontal cortex
D) hippocampus, amygdala & prefrontal cortex --> hypothalamus --> cingulate cortex --> anterior thalamus --> mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus --> hippocampus, amygdala, & prefrontal cortex
E) hippocampus, amygdala & prefrontal cortex --> cingulate cortex -->hypothalamus --> mammillary nucleus of the hypothalamus --> anterior thalamus --> hippocampus, amygdala, & prefrontal cortex
  • 5. which of the following is NOT true about the amygdala?
A) it receives input from all the different sensory systems
B) it shares little similarity with the prefrontal cortex
C) creates a complex image of the world and its stimuli
D) cells require complex stimulation
E) many cells are multimodal
  • 6. the ________________ are key to understanding emotional experience
A) mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus
B) cingulate gyrus and perforant pathway
C) none of the above
D) amygdala and prefrontal cortex
E) hippocampus and parietal cortex
  • 7. Which of the following are NOT structures within the limbic lobe?
A) hippocampal formation and amygdala
B) superior olivary nucleus
C) cingulate gyrus
D) anterior thalamus
E) mammillothalamic tract
  • 8. The effects of brain damage on _________________ are more consistent than the effects on ________________.
A) language and emotion; memory
B) None of the above. The effects are the same.
C) emotion and memory; language
D) language and memory; emotion
E) emotion and language; memory
  • 9. The density of _________ receptors in the orbitofrontal cortex of monkeys relates to monkeys' social status.
A) dopamine
B) GABA
C) acetylcholine
D) norepinephrine
E) serotonin
  • 10. The finding that <b>there must be some difference in the details of brain organization in response to social experience</b> is related to the finding that ______________ in _____________ receptors alter social behavior and ______________ social status.
A) decreases; dopamine; increase
B) increases; serotonin; increase
C) increases; serotonin; decrease
D) increases; dopamine; increase
E) none of the above
  • 11. Lesions to the Right hemisphere can produce ____________ and ____________. Lesions to the Left hemisphere can produce ______________ and _____________.
A) catastrophic reactions; aphasia
B) indifference; contralateral neglect
C) none of the above
D) indifference; aphasia
E) catastrophic reactions; contralateral neglect
  • 12. The ________ hemisphere is involved in the _____________ components of emotion. The __________ hemisphere is involved in the ____________ components of emotion. Thus, both sides of the brain play a complimentary role in emotional behavior.
A) RIGHT; automatic; LEFT; interpretive
B) RIGHT: interpretive; LEFT; automatic
C) LEFT; indifference; RIGHT; anger
D) LEFT: fear; RIGHT; anger
E) none of the above
  • 13. Using split brain patients, if you flashed a picture of logs and then a picture of matches to the _________ hemisphere, the patients _________ make the inference that a match struck and held to a piece of wood could create a bonfire.
A) right; can't
B) right or left; can
C) right or left; can't
D) none of the above
E) left; can't
  • 14. motor aprosodia can result from damage to
A) Wernicke's are in the left hemisphere
B) Broca's area in the left hemisphere
C) Wernicke's area in the right hemisphere
D) Broca's area in the right hemisphere
  • 15. Brain injury patients who show less reactions to jokes, diminished laughter and smiling, failure to understand punchlines, and perverse humor are likely to have damage in the
A) right temporal areas
B) left frontal areas
C) bilateral temporal areas
D) right frontal areas
E) bilateral frontal areas
  • 16. Left frontal-lobe and right hemisphere lesions significantly impair the ability to match different faces when the expression is
A) none of the above
B) happiness or joy.
C) fear or disgust.
D) surprise or shock.
E) anger or sadness.
  • 17. Damage to ______________ area in the right hemisphere leads to _______________ aprosodia. Damage to _________________ area in the right hemisphere leads to _______________ aprosodia.
A) Wernicke's; sensory; Broca's; sensory
B) Broca's; motor; Wernicke's; motor
C) Broca's; sensory; Wernicke's; motor
D) Broca's; motor; Wernicke's; sensory
  • 18. _____________________ is decreased by __________ frontal lobe lesions and increased by ___________ frontal lobe lesions.
A) prosody of speech; right; left
B) facial expression; right; left
C) catastrophic reactions; left; right
D) spontaneous speech; left; right
E) indifference; right; left
  • 19. Social withdrawal, inappropriate social interactions, and loss of social dominance in monkeys is associated with lesions to the
A) none of the above
B) broca's area
C) orbitofrontal areas
D) basolateral prefrontal areas
E) dorsolateral prefrontal areas
  • 20. an absence of normal social vocalizations and a lack of social grooming in monkeys is associated with lesions to
A) perforant pathway
B) the anterior cingulate
C) broca's area
D) wernicke's area
E) the perirhinal cortex
  • 21. Which of the following are linked with frontal lobe lesions?
A) All of the above
B) reduction in facial expressions
C) issues with social interaction
D) issues with spontaneous speech
E) recognition of facial expressions
  • 22. phonological reading is related to
A) all of the above
B) nonlexical reading
C) graphemic reading
D) none of the above
E) lexical reading
  • 23. _______ reading uses the image of a word to access its sound. It is used for irregular words and symbols, such as arabic numerals (I, II, III, IV) and road signs.
A) graphemic
B) phonological and graphemic
C) none of the above
D) phonological
  • 24. fluent reading
A) requires only phonological reading.
B) requires only graphemic reading.
C) requires both phonological and graphemic reading, but phonological reading comes after graphemic reading
D) requires both phonological and graphemic reading, but graphemic reading comes after phonological reading.
  • 25. Which of the following are not assumptions of neuropsychological evaluation of learning disabilities?
A) the neuropsych test results should suggest a possible strategy for remediation of the learning disorder
B) a specific skill or lack of skill can be detected through neurological testing
C) a disability may affect only one or few spheres of endeavor
D) Most children with learning disorders have limited numbers of symptoms in addition to their main impairments
E) if one method or strategy of instruction is unsuccessful, another might be more successful
  • 26. Children with dyslexia who are older than age 8 have low scores on the IQ subtests of arithmetic, coding, information, and digit span. Children with dyslexia who are younger than age 8 do not show the same deficits in
A) arithmetic and digit span
B) arithmetic and information
C) coding and digit span
D) information and coding
E) information and digit span
  • 27. Children with dyslexia usually score __________ on IQ tests, with a mean score of _______.
A) seven points lower; 100
B) five points lower; 95
C) none of the above
D) ten points lower; 100
E) eight points lower; 95
  • 28. Which of the following is NOT true about Hyperactive-Child syndrome?
A) a single cause is unlikely responsible for all cases of the syndrome
B) there is a higher incidence of the syndrome in boys
C) the syndrome is related to impaired self-regulation circuits associated with the frontal lobe and basal ganglia
D) 1/3 of children with this syndrome have a comorbid learning disorder
E) it is the least common behavioral disturbance among children
  • 29. Which of the following are suggested causes for hyperactive-child syndrome?
A) encephalitis
B) brain damage
C) all of the above
D) various home/school environments
E) genetics
  • 30. The most common motor symptoms of cerebral palsy are
A) spastic
B) ataxic
C) atheoid
D) rigid
E) none of the above
  • 31. Some say that cerebral palsy is related to abnormalities in all of the following EXCEPT:
A) cerebellum
B) brainstem
C) hippocampus
D) corticospinal tracts
E) basal ganglia
  • 32. The majority of cerebral palsy cases are related to
A) prematurity
B) unknown causes
C) none of the above
D) birth or developmental injury
E) secondary to convulsions
  • 33. Hydrocephalus is an increase in the volume of CSF that can be caused by
A) the obstruction of CSF flow due to pressure buildup in the ventricles
B) shrinkage/atrophy of brain tissue due to enlargement of ventricles and the obstruction of CSF flow due to pressure buildup in the ventricles
C) shrinkage/atrophy of brain tissue due to enlargement of ventricles
D) shrinkage/atrophy of brain tissue due to enlargement of ventricles and the enlargement of CSF flow due to pressure atrophy in the ventricles
E) enlargement of brain tissue due to shrinkage of ventricles and the pressure of CSF flow due to obstruction in the ventricles
  • 34. What is the most common cause for hydrocephalus?
A) CSF leaking
B) CSF flow obstruction
C) atrophy of brain tissue
D) Shrinkage of brain tissue
E) none of the above
  • 35. Which of the following is NOT true about autism spectrum disorders?
A) they are more common in girls
B) they develop between ages 1 and 3
C) they are linked with genetic influences
D) they occur in children without an obvious focal cerebral disease
E) children have impaired social interactions and language abnormalities
  • 36. Persons with autism spectrum disorders can have impairments in implicit memories related to _____________ and impairments in explicit memories related to ___________.
A) frontal lobe abnormalities; cerebellar abnormalities
B) cerebellar abnormalities; frontal lobe abnormalities
C) prefrontal lobe abnormalities; cerebellar abnormalities
D) none of the above
E) cerebellar abnormalities; temporal-lobe abnormalities
  • 37. Persons with autism spectrum disorders can have
A) all of the above
B) abnormal social development due to abnormal development of von Economo neurons in the frontal cortex
C) expression of genetic factors in facial nucleus, superior olive, and trapezoid body of the brainstem in the small caudal part of the pons
D) previous histories of viruses such as rubella
E) large head/brain size due to abnormal cell loss and synaptic pruning
  • 38. which of the following is not a characteristic symptom of savant syndrome?
A) musical genius
B) retardation
C) blindness
D) aphasia
  • 39. Which of the following is not more common in boys?
A) all of the above are more common in boys
B) cerebral palsy
C) hyperactive child syndrome
D) autism spectrum disorder
E) savant syndrome
  • 40. hyperlexia, the precocious development of reading abilities, is often reflected in children with
A) savant syndrome
B) asperger's syndrome
C) cerebral palsy
D) hyperactive child syndrome
E) hydrocephalus
  • 41. In persons with savant syndrome, the narrow range of special abilities and skills
A) can appear slowly and disappear rapidly.
B) can appear and disappear rapidly.
C) can appear rapidly and disappear slowly.
D) can appear and disappear slowly.
  • 42. Which of the following is incorrect in regard to Asperger's syndrome:
A) Intelligence is not as affected as it is in Autism.
B) Language is not as affected as it is in Autism.
C) There is a lack of narrow range of interests that exists in autism.
D) It is less severe than Autism.
E) The child may have special abilities, similar to persons with Savant syndrome.
  • 43. Sudden obstruction of CSF flow is related to
A) all of the above
B) coma
C) ventricular dilation
D) hydrocephalus
E) rapid intracranial pressure
  • 44. All of the following are obstacles to demonstrating a genetic basis of learning disabilities EXCEPT
A) Environmental influences are too easily separated from genetic effects in research.
B) The incidence of LDs is related to quality of schooling and it is difficult to compare abilities of children to their parents.
C) Kids with LDs and their parents have average IQ scores and people with average IQ generally find school difficult even when they don't have an LD.
D) Learning disabilities take many forms & there is no good categorical criteria to base research on.
E) It is difficult to easily separate the heritability of reading skill from underlying causal LD factors.
  • 45. Genes on chromosomes _______________ may be related to reading disorders.
A) 1, 3, 5, & 9
B) 1, 2, 6, & 15
C) 1, 2, 3, & 9
D) 1, 6, 9, & 15
E) 1, 3, 5, & 6
  • 46. Some think that genetic abnormalities are associated with certain learning disorders, such as
A) Autism Spectrum Disorders and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
B) None of the above
C) Hyperactive Child Syndrome and Hydrocephalus
D) Autism Spectrum Disorders and Cerebral Palsy
E) Hyperactive Child Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • 47. Patients with damage to the Right Parietal Lobe have __________ facial expressions than patients with damage to the Left Temporal Lobe and ________ facial expressions than patients with either Right or Left damage to the Frontal Lobe.
A) less; less
B) more; more
C) less; more
D) more; less
  • 48. Which area of the brain is associated with regret and disappointment?
A) lateral orbitofrontal cortex
B) medial temporal cortex
C) none of the above
D) basolateral area of amygdala
E) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
  • 49. The left ear & eye relates to _______________ but the right ear & eye relates to ________________.
A) emotional tone; content
B) none of the above
C) this is an easy one :)
D) come on baby; do the twist
E) content; emotional tone
  • 50. neuroticism is correlated with changes in the ______________ in response to emotional conflict.
A) superior temporal gyrus
B) none of the above
C) orbitofrontal area
D) fornix
E) anterior cingulate
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