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This self-made practice exam contains 32 multiple-choice questions based on the book, sorted by week. The answers are at the end of the document.

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  • January 17, 2023
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  • 2022/2023
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Week 1

1. Which category of psychological tests requires its purchasers to hold a master’s degree?
a) Level A
b) Level B
c) Level C
d) Level D

2. Which element is not a part of the informed consent?
a) disclosure (sufficient amount of information)
b) competency (mental capacity to provide consent)
c) confidentiality
d) voluntariness

3. In the history of psychological testing, which method involved judging people’s inner character from their
outward appearance (e.g. the face, hands)?
a) physiognomy
b) phrenology
c) mental testing
d) all of the above

Week 2

4. What is the difference between operational and real definitions?
a) operational definition involves statistical rationale (e.g. T-scores, confidence intervals), real definitions
do not
b) operational definitions have been proven to be incorrect, real definitions are all definitions that are
currently accepted
c) operational definitions define a concept in terms of the way it is measured, while real definitions seek to
describe the true nature of the thing being defined
d) real definitions define a concept in terms of the way it is measured, while operational definitions seek to
describe the true nature of the thing being defined

5. According to which researcher does intelligence have a general factor (g) and many specific factors (s n)?
a) Spearman
b) Sternberg
c) Thurstone
d) Binet

6. Erica is great at lip-reading. This is an example of:
a) visual/spatial abilities
b) auditory processing
c) cognitive processing speed
d) domain-specific knowledge

7. In their information processing theory, Luria and Das name three functional units in the brain: the
subcortical areas, the parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes, and the frontal lobes. What is the main
function of the subcortical areas?
a) simultaneous processes & successive processes (operations with a proper sequence)
b) attention (selective attention & resistance to distraction)
c) planning
d) motor output

, 8. In the WISC, four categories of intelligence are measured. The block design, matrix reasoning, and visual
puzzle subtests belong to the:
a) verbal comprehension index
b) perceptual reasoning index
c) working memory index
d) processing speed index

9. There are many approaches in the description of school readiness in children. According to the ecological
model,
a) school readiness is based on children’s acquisition of skills learned from early socialization (parental
involvement)
b) school readiness as a matter of the extent to which children possess important prerequisite skills
necessary for learning foundational subjects
c) school readiness as an interaction between developmental status and children’s environments (wider
community)
d) readiness as the extent to which children can learn tasks by interacting with teachers, knowledgeable
peers, and adults

Week 3

10. Which type of attention is synonymous with vigilance?
a) orienting (to threatening stimuli)
b) selective (of a personally relevant stimulus)
c) divided (shifting back and forth between two or more tasks)
d) sustained attention

11. Uncoordinated movement, and slow finger tapping speed are signs of damage in the:
a) cerebellum
b) basal ganglia
c) motor cortex
d) cingulate gyrus

12. What is an example of an associative memory?
a) knowing that butterflies are insects
b) priming
c) remembering your 6th birthday
d) holding the wi-fi password in your memory until you type it

13. Which neurological degeneration is not associated with Alzheimer’s disease?
a) neurotic plaques
b) neuronal loss
c) atrophy of the brain
d) depletion of serotonin

14. What is TEA?
a) a test that involves subtests for sustained attention, selective attention, divided attention, attentional
switching
b) a Test of Everyday Attention
c) a test used to assess people for Alzheimer’s disease or closed head injuries
d) all of the above

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