BCP Neuropsychological & Cognitive Tools 2

Question 1

The Trail Making Test Part B primarily measures which cognitive domain?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive flexibility and set-shifting

Answer

TMT-B requires alternating between numbers and letters, making it a key measure of cognitive flexibility and executive set-shifting.

Question 2

On the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), perseverative errors are BEST interpreted as evidence of impairment in which area?

Accepted Answer

Prefrontal executive function

Answer

Perseverative errors on the WCST reflect an inability to shift response sets, implicating prefrontal/frontal lobe executive dysfunction.

Question 3

Which subtest of the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS) most directly assesses phonemic verbal fluency?

Accepted Answer

Letter Fluency

Answer

The D-KEFS Letter Fluency subtest requires generating words beginning with a specific letter, measuring phonemic verbal fluency.

Question 4

The Boston Naming Test (BNT) is primarily used to assess which function?

Accepted Answer

Confrontation naming ability

Answer

The BNT measures confrontation naming by having examinees name line-drawn objects, detecting anomia associated with left hemisphere or language dysfunction.

Question 5

A patient scores within normal limits on Digit Span Forward but shows significant impairment on Digit Span Backward. This pattern BEST suggests difficulty with:

Accepted Answer

Working memory manipulation

Answer

Backward digit span requires mental manipulation of information, implicating working memory rather than simple phonological storage.

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