Executive Function
Which of the following is not a core component of executive function?
a) Working memory
b) Inhibitory control
c) Visual neglect
d) Cognitive flexibility
c) Visual neglect
c) Pragmatics
c) Delirium
A person who primarily uses content words in short phrases and needs cues for more complex utterances is most likely to have:
a) Fluent aphasia
b) Nonfluent aphasia
c) Global aphasia
d) Logopenic aphasia
b) Nonfluent aphasia
Which type of attention is used when you’re reading a recipe while periodically checking something on the stove?
a) Sustained attention
b) Alternating attention
c) Selective attention
d) Divided attention
b) Alternating attention
Which higher-order EF skill involves thinking about your own thinking?
a) Theory of mind
b) Metacognition
c) Problem solving
d) Abstract reasoning
b) Metacognition
Which symptom is characterized by reduced awareness of left-sided stimuli?
a) Anosognosia
b) Neglect dyslexia
c) Unilateral neglect
d) Paralinguistic apragmatism
c) Unilateral neglect
Alzheimer's dementia
What symptom would you most likely observe in someone with mild expressive language impairment?
a) Complete lack of verbal output
b) Occasional word-finding issues with mostly fluent speech
c) Consistent use of single words only
d) Severely impaired comprehension
b) Occasional word-finding issues with mostly fluent speech
What kind of attention is required for completing a long exam with minimal breaks?
a) Sustained attention
b) Alternating attention
c) Working memory
d) Divided attention
a) Sustained attention
What population may experience increased fall risk due to executive function decline?
a) School-age children
b) Young adults
c) Older adults
d) Infants
c) Older adults
Which is true about deficits with right hemisphere strokes?
a) They are much less common than those with left hemisphere strokes
b) They too often go undiagnosed
c) They never cause language deficits
d) They don’t impact social functioning
b) They too often go undiagnosed
c) Use of jargon and echolalia
Daily Double!
With the "aphasia tree", there are 3 primary questions. What are they?
Comprehends?
Fluent?
Repeats?
Which of the following is an example of nondeclarative memory?
a) Remembering your 10th birthday party
b) Knowing state capitals
c) Planning a future appointment
d) Tying your shoes automatically
d) Tying your shoes automatically
Extra point chance!
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What is a common academic challenge in adolescents with EF deficits?
a) Learning to walk
b) Taking naps in class
c) Complex schoolwork demands
d) Handwriting issues
c) Complex schoolwork demands
Which of the following is a common symptom of right hemisphere damage?
a) Agrammatism
b) Fluent aphasia
c) Anosognosia
d) Apraxia of speech
c) Anosognosia
Which type of dementia is most commonly associated with early changes in personality and behavior?
a) Vascular dementia
b) Alzheimer’s disease
c) Frontotemporal dementia
d) Lewy body dementia
Frontotemporal dementia (behavior variant)
5. Which of the following is not a recognized variant of Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA)?
a) Nonfluent Agrammatic PPA
b) Semantic Variant PPA
c) Logopenic Variant PPA
d) Pragmatic Variant PPA
d) Pragmatic Variant PPA
Which type of attention allows you to concentrate on a professor’s lecture while ignoring a noisy hallway?
a) Alternating attention
b) Divided attention
c) Selective attention
d) Working memory
c) Selective attention
Which of the following best describes cognitive flexibility?
a) Memorizing phone numbers quickly
b) Ignoring background noise during a task
c) Adapting to new rules or changing priorities
d) Repeating the same response to different questions
c) Adapting to new rules or changing priorities
What is a typical communication challenge in people with RHD?
a) Difficulty naming objects
b) Trouble staying on topic during conversation
c) Reduced speech rate
d) Inconsistent phoneme production
b) Trouble staying on topic during conversation
Which type of dementia is often accompanied by vivid hallucinations?
a) Huntington’s disease
b) Lewy body dementia
c) Alzheimer’s disease
d) Vascular dementia
b) Lewy body dementia
6. Which PPA variant is typically associated with difficulty producing grammatically correct sentences and speech apraxia?
a) Nonfluent Agrammatic PPA
b) Semantic Variant PPA
c) Logopenic Variant PPA
d) Global PPA
a) Nonfluent Agrammatic PPA
Which type of attention may be a better explanation than the proposed concept of "divided attention?"
alternating attention