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