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Processing Speed Quiz Flashcards

1
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Which of the disorders below is a possible cause of slow processing speed?

a. visual disorders
b. A-D/HD
c. ASD
d. All of the above

A

D. All of the above

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The side effects of some medicines can slow down processing speed. True or False?

A

True

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The neuroanatomy of the processing speed suggests that there is:

a. Less white matter volume
b. Less gray matter volume
c. both A & B
d. neither A nor B

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C. Both A & B

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What is the term called that gets rid of unused neurons &, as a result, improves processing speed?

a. synaptic cleansing
b. synaptic pruning
c. dendritic cleansing
d. dendritic degradation

A

B. synatpic pruning

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Gray matter volume increases in a linear fashion across development. True or False?

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False

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Genes have been found which influence both the white matter & gray matter volumes in the brain. True or False?

A

True

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Age alone has been found to account for approximately what percentage of the variability in processing speed within samples of children & adolescents?

a. 50%
b. 60%
c. 70%
d. 80%

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C. 70%

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8
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Slow processing speed can affect reading in the following ways:

a. Slows reading speed which interferes with reading comprehension
b. Improve reading speed because the children reads fast.
c. Has no effect on reading speed
d. Has no effect on reading comprehension

A

a. Slows reading speed which interferes with reading comprehension

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9
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Schneider & McGrew refer to their overall concept of the speed ability as:

a. processing speed
b. general speediness
c. processing fluency
d. speed, fluency, & efficiency of processing

A

B. general speediness

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10
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Schneider & McGrew identified four broad processing speed abilities. Which one of the choices below is not one of those broad abilities?

a. Broad Decision Speed
b. Retrieval Fluency
c. Broad Psychomotor Speed
d. Perceptual Speed

A

D. Perceptual Speed

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The neuroanatomical bases for psychomotor speed include all the following brain structures, except for one, which one?

a. supplemental motor cortex
b. thalamus
c. basil ganglia
d. cerebellum

A

B. Thalamus

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12
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Decision speed (Gt) is most commonly measured by:

a. CPT
b. fingertip tapping tests
c. oral motor sequencing
d. cancellation types of tests

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A. CPT

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13
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In the Miller & Maricle (2019) model of processing speed, they identified four second order classifications of processing speed. Which one below is not one of those second order classifications?

a. fluency & accuracy
b. decision speed
c. acquired knowledge fluency
d. performance fluency

A

B. decision speed

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In the Miller & Maricle (2019) model of processing speed, which one below is not an example of a performance fluency narrow ability?

a. Figural fluency
b. Perceptual fluency
c. Psychomotor fluency
d. Retrieval fluency

A

D. retrieval fluency

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In the Miller & Maricle (2019) model of processing speed, the NEPSY-II Visuomotor Precision test would be classified under which third order classification?

a. Figural fluency
b. Perceptual fluency
c. Psychomotor fluency
d. Retrieval fluency

A

C. Psychomotor fluency

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In the Miller & Maricle (2019) model of processing speed, a verbal fluency type of test would be classified under which third order classification?

a. Figural fluency
b. Perceptual fluency
c. Psychomotor fluency
d. Retrieval fluency

A

D. retrieval fluency

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In the Miller & Maricle (2019) model of processing speed, the WISC-V Cancellation, Coding, & Symbol Search tests would be classified under which third order classification?

a. Figural fluency
b. Perceptual fluency
c. Psychomotor fluency
d. Retrieval fluency

A

B. Perceptual fluency

18
Q

According to Miller and Maricle, this important aspect of processing speed is not addressed in CHC theory.

a. fluency as a function of accuracy
b. simple reaction time
c. originality/creativity
d. speed of limb movement

A

a. fluency as a function of accuracy

19
Q

In the F-CHC classification of processing speed, there are two narrow abilities called?

a. decision speed & psychomotor speed
b. perceptual speed & decision speed
c. performance fluency & perceptual fluency
d. perceptual speed & thinking speed

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d. perceptual speed & thinking speed

20
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Which book did Dr. Miller recommend as the best sources for processing speed interventions?

a. Essentials of Planning, Selecting, & Tailoring Interventions for Unique Learners
b. Bright Kids Who Can’t Keep Up
c. Woodcock-Johnson IV Reports, Recommendations, & Strategies
d. Intervention Strategies: Processing Speed

A

b. Bright Kids Who Can’t Keep Up

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