10 Questions
What is the purpose of HPAT – Ireland?
To assess general reasoning ability for the study of medicine and health professions
What skills and abilities are important for graduates to operate effectively in medicine and health professions?
Flexibility, good thinking skills, quick response to new situations and problems, understanding and responding to patients' needs
What is the focus of HPAT – Ireland as a test?
Response to stimuli that may not be familiar
What type of skills does HPAT – Ireland aim to complement?
Academic achievement
How should graduates in medicine and health professions be able to respond to patients' needs and individual situations?
With a well-developed ability to understand and respond
In audio-only mode, which of the following was most likely for plosive stimuli?
Patients recognized plosive stimuli better in audio-only mode compared to video-only mode
Which consonant was least likely to be recognized correctly in the combined (audio–video) congruent presentations?
g
For nasal stimuli, what was the difference in recognition between audio-only and video-only modes?
Patients recognized nasal stimuli better in audio-only mode compared to video-only mode
Incongruent presentations of which type of consonants were most challenging for patients to recognize correctly?
Velar
In audio-only mode, which of the following was most likely for alveolar stimuli?
Patients recognized alveolar stimuli equally in audio-only and video-only modes
Study Notes
HPAT – Ireland Overview
- Purpose of HPAT – Ireland: to assess skills and abilities essential for graduates to operate effectively in medicine and health professions
- Key skills and abilities for medicine and health profession graduates: to respond to patients' needs and individual situations effectively
Focus of HPAT – Ireland
- Focus: to assess skills that complement academic knowledge, rather than purely academic knowledge itself
- Type of skills: problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills
Phonetics and Audio-Visual Recognition
- In audio-only mode: /p/ was most likely to be recognized correctly for plosive stimuli
- In combined (audio-video) congruent presentations: /ŋ/ was least likely to be recognized correctly
- Nasal stimuli: recognition was higher in audio-only mode compared to video-only mode
- Incongruent presentations: fricative consonants were most challenging for patients to recognize correctly
- In audio-only mode: /t/ and /d/ were most likely to be recognized correctly for alveolar stimuli
Prepare for the Health Professions Admission Test (HPAT) in Ireland with this practice test. The HPAT assesses general reasoning ability and aptitude for the study of medicine and health professions.
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