def METHOD_NAME(self):
    conn_params = self.conn_dict.copy()
    N = 3
    conn_params["allow_autapses"] = True
    # test that multapses were drawn
    conn_params["outdegree"] = N + 1
    conn_params["allow_multapses"] = True
    pop = nest.Create("iaf_psc_alpha", N)
    nest.Connect(pop, pop, conn_params)
    nr_conns = len(nest.GetConnections(pop, pop))
    connect_test_base.mpi_assert(nr_conns, conn_params["outdegree"] * N, self)