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Neurofeedback Practice Exam

These are sample questions and not from the certification exam.

1.  A _____ refers the process of recording from a pair of electrodes in an EEG channel.

a.  derivation

b.  montage

c.  topographic analysis

d.  polygraphic recording

2.  Which electrode is placed over the scalp or brain to detect EEG activity?

a.  common

b.  active

c.  ground

d.  reference

3. Postsynaptic potentials are mainly integrated at the

a.  axon hillock

b.  dendritic spines

c.  soma

d.  terminal button

4. Which structure may help activate behavior and focus attention?

a.  cingulate gyrus

b.  hippocampus

c.  hypothalamus

d.  orbitofontal cortex

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5.  When we are vigilant, input from the _____ helps generate the beta rhythm.

a.  caudate nucleus

b.  hypothalamus

c.  parvocellular system

d.  reticular activating system

6. Which relationship best illustrates a negative correlation?

a.  height and weight

b.  years of education and income.

c.  automobile engine size and fuel economy

d.  IQ and CPA

7.  Why do researchers randomly assign subjects to experimental conditions?

a.  to control for individual differences

b.  to control demand characteristics

c.  to control progressive error.

d.  to prevent confounding by order.

8.  How do amplitude protocols typically change the EEG?

a.  Increase slow cortical potentials.

b.   Increase theta and high-beta.

c.  Decrease theta and high-beta; increase alpha and low-beta.

d.  Reduce comodulation between multiple EEG generators.

9.  Power is increased in the _____ band when athletes worry about their performance.

a.  4-7 Hz

b.  8-13 Hz

21-35 Hz

gamma

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10.  Which frequency band would you uptrain to improve concentration?

a.  0-4 Hz

b.  4-7 Hz

c.  16-18 Hz

d. SMR

11.  The main goal of Progressive Relaxation is to:

a.  increase frontal alpha amplitude.

b.  dilate peripheral blood vessels.

c.  constrict peripheral blood vessels

d.  reduce residual muscle tension

12.  A violation of the BCIA Professional Standards and Ethical Principles can result in:

a.  disciplinary action.

b.  decertification.

c.  criminal charges.

d.  All of these choices are correct.

13.  When certificants have ethical concerns about a colleague, they should first contact
the:

a.  colleague's membership organization(s).

b.  appropriate state licensing board.

c.  state attorney general

d.  the colleague

14.  Which best describes biological feedback?

a.  discriminative stimulus

b.  information

c.  operant conditioning

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d.  self-regulation

15. Who published the first human EEG and identified alpha and beta rhythms?

a.  Berger

b.  Bernard

c.  Cannon

d.  Caton

16. Which could worsen movement artifact in EEG recording?

a.  balancing skin-electrode impedances

b.  increasing common mode rejection

c.  increasing the signal-to-noise ratio

d.  lengthening the EEG cable

17.  _____ artifact is usually the strongest source of contamination during EEG recording.

a.  60 Hz/50 Hz

b.  EDA

c.  EOG

d.  EKG

18.  The EEG signal is measured in microvolts.  A microvolt is ____ of a volt.

a.  l/10

b.  1/100

c.  1/1000

d.  1,00,000

19.  Which bandpass can be used to measure theta EEG activity?

a.  0.5-3.5 Hz

b.  4-7 Hz

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c.  8-13 Hz

d.  14-20 Hz

20.  Which EEG landmark is closest to the ear?

a.  vertex

b.  preauricular point (notch)

c.  nasion

d.  inion

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