GRE Psychology Subject Test case studies
GRE Psychology Subject Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The GRE Psychology Subject Test is a standardized multiple-choice examination administered by ETS, the same organization that delivers the GRE General Test. It is designed for students preparing to apply to graduate programs in psychology and for undergraduates who want to demonstrate mastery of the field beyond their transcript. The GRE Psychology Subject Test case studies are 5 cases and about 2,594 words.
1Wada Test in a Left-Handed Epilepsy Surgical Candidate
A 24-year-old left-handed woman with medically refractory focal epilepsy is evaluated for temporal lobectomy. MRI shows a left temporal lesion.
563 words, about 3 min2Priming and Recognition in Hippocampal Amnesia
A 68-year-old man with bilateral hippocampal damage after herpes simplex encephalitis has a profound anterograde amnesia. On a neuropsychological battery, his Wechsler Memory Scale delayed recall is below the 1st percentile, and yes/no recognition of 40 studied words is at chance (20/40).
536 words, about 3 min3Jury Deliberation and Group Polarization
In a mock jury study, 60 participants are randomly assigned to ten six-person juries. Each jury reads a trial summary with ambiguous evidence: a store security camera shows a man near the register at the time of a theft, but the face is obscured; a cashier identifies the defendant with 70% confidence; the defendant has a prior conviction for shoplifting.
481 words, about 2 min4Bilingual Preschooler Referred for Language Delay
A 5-year-old girl is referred by her kindergarten teacher for a speech-language evaluation. She speaks Spanish with her parents and grandparents at home and began English exposure at age 3 when she entered preschool.
503 words, about 3 min5Atypical Depression and Bipolar Screening
A 34-year-old woman presents with a 2-year history of depressed mood, hypersomnia (10-11 hours nightly), increased appetite with 8-kg weight gain, and leaden paralysis. She reports feeling rejected 'at the slightest criticism' and has stopped socializing.
511 words, about 3 min