Question 1

The WISC-IV supplementary subtest is

Accepted Answer

A)  picture completion. 
B)  mazes. 
C)  object assembly. 
D)  block design 
A)  picture completion. 
B)  mazes. 
C)  object assembly. 
D)  block design A

Question 2

The Wechsler tests employs a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  age scale concept. 
B)  criterion IQ concept. 
C)  self-reference point concept. 
D)  point scale concept. 
A)  age scale concept. 
B)  criterion IQ concept. 
C)  self-reference point concept. 
D)  point scale concept. D

Question 3

What advance in the assessment of item bias was included in the WISC-IV?

Accepted Answer

A)  use of expert panels 
B)  statistical methods 
C)  ratings by children in the to-be-tested age groups 
D)  admission that bias is inevitable. 
A)  use of expert panels 
B)  statistical methods 
C)  ratings by children in the to-be-tested age groups 
D)  admission that bias is inevitable. B

Question 4

Which WAIS-IV subtest measures such factors as the ability to learn an unfamiliar task,visual-motor dexterity,and the degree of persistence?

Accepted Answer

A)  digit symbol 
B)  picture completion 
C)  picture arrangement 
D)  block design 
A)  digit symbol 
B)  picture completion 
C)  picture arrangement 
D)  block design

Question 5

Which of the following subtests measures short-term and auditory memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  digit span 
B)  block design 
C)  digit symbol 
D)  picture completion 
A)  digit span 
B)  block design 
C)  digit symbol 
D)  picture completion

Question 6

Lowered performance compared to a previously higher level is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  an index. 
B)  deterioration. 
C)  a ceiling effect. 
D)  manifold. 
A)  an index. 
B)  deterioration. 
C)  a ceiling effect. 
D)  manifold.

Question 7

Suppose an individual who was previously known to have intelligence is tested several years later.On the second test,while the individual is within the normal range on verbal scales,her scores on performance scales have dropped to well below normal.What might you suspect?

Accepted Answer

A)  brain injury or brain tumor 
B)  severe depression 
C)  attention deficit disorder 
D)  limited motivation 
A)  brain injury or brain tumor 
B)  severe depression 
C)  attention deficit disorder 
D)  limited motivation

Question 8

Which WAIS-IV subtest purports to measure the speed of information processing?

Accepted Answer

A)  matrix reasoning 
B)  symbol search 
C)  block design 
D)  object assembly 
A)  matrix reasoning 
B)  symbol search 
C)  block design 
D)  object assembly

Question 9

Picture completion,block design,and matrix reasoning are the components of the ____ index.

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal comprehension 
B)  perceptual 
C)  working memory 
D)  processing speed 
A)  verbal comprehension 
B)  perceptual 
C)  working memory 
D)  processing speed

Question 10

Which of the following is a component of Wechsler's definition of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-esteem 
B)  emotional intelligence 
C)  artistic talent 
D)  capacity to act purposefully 
A)  self-esteem 
B)  emotional intelligence 
C)  artistic talent 
D)  capacity to act purposefully

Question 11

The main reason for including a performance scale in a measure of intelligence is to

Accepted Answer

A)  facilitate scoring. 
B)  increase ease of administration. 
C)  improve examiner-examinee rapport. 
D)  overcome language,cultural,and educational factors. 
A)  facilitate scoring. 
B)  increase ease of administration. 
C)  improve examiner-examinee rapport. 
D)  overcome language,cultural,and educational factors.

Question 12

The separate subscale used to measure nonverbal intelligence in the Wechsler scale is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  point scale. 
B)  performance scale. 
C)  memory scale. 
D)  age scale. 
A)  point scale. 
B)  performance scale. 
C)  memory scale. 
D)  age scale.

Question 13

Which of the following is true of the Wechsler Scales?

Accepted Answer

A)  Items have content validity for adults. 
B)  They are most useful with adults. 
C)  They are administered in groups. 
D)  They have limited reliability in clinical settings. 
A)  Items have content validity for adults. 
B)  They are most useful with adults. 
C)  They are administered in groups. 
D)  They have limited reliability in clinical settings.

Question 14

The Verbal IQ has a mean of ____ and a standard deviation of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  100;15 
B)  l0;3 
C)  100;10 
D)  100;3 
A)  100;15 
B)  l0;3 
C)  100;10 
D)  100;3

Question 15

In a point scale,

Accepted Answer

A)  items are grouped according to age level and content. 
B)  points are assigned to each item. 
C)  items cannot be presented in order of increasing difficulty. 
D)  subjects receive some points even for items that are missed. 
A)  items are grouped according to age level and content. 
B)  points are assigned to each item. 
C)  items cannot be presented in order of increasing difficulty. 
D)  subjects receive some points even for items that are missed.

Question 16

The information subtest of the WAIS-IV measures

Accepted Answer

A)  concentration. 
B)  anxiety. 
C)  range of knowledge. 
D)  abstract thinking. 
A)  concentration. 
B)  anxiety. 
C)  range of knowledge. 
D)  abstract thinking.

Question 17

Compare and contrast the WAIS-IV with the Binet scale that you learned about in the previous chapter.

Accepted Answer

The WAIS-IV (Wechsler Adult Intelligence

Question 18

In general,the validity of the WAIS-IV

Accepted Answer

A)  rests on studies done with earlier versions of the test. 
B)  is undocumented,but promising. 
C)  indicates the WAIS correlates poorly with other tests of intelligence. 
D)  is weak when factor analytic data are considered. 
A)  rests on studies done with earlier versions of the test. 
B)  is undocumented,but promising. 
C)  indicates the WAIS correlates poorly with other tests of intelligence. 
D)  is weak when factor analytic data are considered.

Question 19

Which WAIS-IV subtest provides one of the most stable and least deteriorating aspects of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  information 
B)  comprehension 
C)  similarities 
D)  vocabulary 
A)  information 
B)  comprehension 
C)  similarities 
D)  vocabulary

Question 20

An improvement in the WISC-IV over the WISC-III is the former's use of

Accepted Answer

A)  the VIQ-PIQ dichotomy. 
B)  pattern analysis. 
C)  trained judges to examine item content. 
D)  empirical methods to identify item bias. 
A)  the VIQ-PIQ dichotomy. 
B)  pattern analysis. 
C)  trained judges to examine item content. 
D)  empirical methods to identify item bias.

The WISC-IV supplementary subtest is

The Wechsler tests employs a(n)

What advance in the assessment of item bias was included in the WISC-IV?

Which WAIS-IV subtest measures such factors as the ability to learn an unfamiliar task,visual-motor dexterity,and the degree of persistence?

Which of the following subtests measures short-term and auditory memory?

Lowered performance compared to a previously higher level is referred to as

Suppose an individual who was previously known to have intelligence is tested several years later.On the second test,while the individual is within the normal range on verbal scales,her scores on performance scales have dropped to well below normal.What might you suspect?

Which WAIS-IV subtest purports to measure the speed of information processing?

Picture completion,block design,and matrix reasoning are the components of the ____ index.

Which of the following is a component of Wechsler's definition of intelligence?

The main reason for including a performance scale in a measure of intelligence is to

The separate subscale used to measure nonverbal intelligence in the Wechsler scale is called a(n)

Which of the following is true of the Wechsler Scales?

The Verbal IQ has a mean of and a standard deviation of .

In a point scale,

The information subtest of the WAIS-IV measures

Compare and contrast the WAIS-IV with the Binet scale that you learned about in the previous chapter.

In general,the validity of the WAIS-IV

Which WAIS-IV subtest provides one of the most stable and least deteriorating aspects of intelligence?

An improvement in the WISC-IV over the WISC-III is the former's use of

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Test Bias

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

Other Individual Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Ethics and the Future of Psychological Testing

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Exam 10: The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-III

The WISC-IV supplementary subtest is

The Wechsler tests employs a(n)

What advance in the assessment of item bias was included in the WISC-IV?

Which WAIS-IV subtest measures such factors as the ability to learn an unfamiliar task,visual-motor dexterity,and the degree of persistence?

Which of the following subtests measures short-term and auditory memory?

Lowered performance compared to a previously higher level is referred to as

Suppose an individual who was previously known to have intelligence is tested several years later.On the second test,while the individual is within the normal range on verbal scales,her scores on performance scales have dropped to well below normal.What might you suspect?

Which WAIS-IV subtest purports to measure the speed of information processing?

Picture completion,block design,and matrix reasoning are the components of the ____ index.

Which of the following is a component of Wechsler's definition of intelligence?

The main reason for including a performance scale in a measure of intelligence is to

The separate subscale used to measure nonverbal intelligence in the Wechsler scale is called a(n)

Which of the following is true of the Wechsler Scales?

The Verbal IQ has a mean of ____ and a standard deviation of ____.

In a point scale,

The information subtest of the WAIS-IV measures

Compare and contrast the WAIS-IV with the Binet scale that you learned about in the previous chapter.

In general,the validity of the WAIS-IV

Which WAIS-IV subtest provides one of the most stable and least deteriorating aspects of intelligence?

An improvement in the WISC-IV over the WISC-III is the former's use of

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Test Bias

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

Other Individual Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

Ethics and the Future of Psychological Testing

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The Verbal IQ has a mean of and a standard deviation of .