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