Exam 9: Intellectual and Cognitive Functioning: Intelligence Testing and Neuropsychological Assessment

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Although the WISC-IV is helpful in determining a broad array of cognitive functioning, it generally is a poor test to determine giftedness.

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Cattell found heritability of fluid (innate) intelligence to be around .92, which basically means if your parents have it, you are likely to have it.

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Which of the following statements is true about the Boston Process Approach (BPA) to neuropsychological assessment?

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Match the theorist with the model. -Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory

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Which of the following is true about the Cattell-Horn-Carroll Model of Intelligence?

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Which is true about Piaget's understanding of cognitive development?

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Match the theorist with the model. -Spearman's Two-Factor Approach

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Match the theorist with the model. -Thurstone's Multifactor Approach

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Those individuals who have had a basic testing course in their graduate program and no other advanced training are well equipped to give an individual intelligence test.

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Match the theorist with the model. -Vernon's Hierarchal Model of Intelligence

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Piaget's understanding of cognitive development was a "gain model" as opposed to a "process model."

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In assessing a child with autism, the best instrument for measuring intelligence is most likely the:

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Crystallized (learned) intelligence will generally increase with age while fluid (innate) intelligence tends to slightly decline as we age.

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In criticizing the Binet Scales created by Alfred Binet, this individual stated that the intelligence test was "a hodgepodge or promiscuous pooling of factors."

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Which model or theory of intelligence is mostly closely aligned to the WISC-IV and WAIS-IV?

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Which of the following is true about the WISC-IV?

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Guilford's model of intelligence can best be described by which of the following?

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Thurstone's model of intelligence is best known for which of the following?

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Which of the following is true about the Wechsler tests?

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Which of the following is NOT a key concept of Sternberg's theory of intelligence?

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Although the WISC-IV is helpful in determining a broad array of cognitive functioning, it generally is a poor test to determine giftedness.

Cattell found heritability of fluid (innate) intelligence to be around .92, which basically means if your parents have it, you are likely to have it.

Which of the following statements is true about the Boston Process Approach (BPA) to neuropsychological assessment?

Match the theorist with the model. -Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory

Which of the following is true about the Cattell-Horn-Carroll Model of Intelligence?

Which is true about Piaget's understanding of cognitive development?

Match the theorist with the model. -Spearman's Two-Factor Approach

Match the theorist with the model. -Thurstone's Multifactor Approach

Those individuals who have had a basic testing course in their graduate program and no other advanced training are well equipped to give an individual intelligence test.

Match the theorist with the model. -Vernon's Hierarchal Model of Intelligence

Piaget's understanding of cognitive development was a "gain model" as opposed to a "process model."

In assessing a child with autism, the best instrument for measuring intelligence is most likely the:

Crystallized (learned) intelligence will generally increase with age while fluid (innate) intelligence tends to slightly decline as we age.

In criticizing the Binet Scales created by Alfred Binet, this individual stated that the intelligence test was "a hodgepodge or promiscuous pooling of factors."

Which model or theory of intelligence is mostly closely aligned to the WISC-IV and WAIS-IV?

Which of the following is true about the WISC-IV?

Guilford's model of intelligence can best be described by which of the following?

Thurstone's model of intelligence is best known for which of the following?

Which of the following is true about the Wechsler tests?

Which of the following is NOT a key concept of Sternberg's theory of intelligence?

History of Testing and Assessment

Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Assessment

Diagnosis in the Assessment Process

The Assessment Report Process: Interviewing the Client and Writing the Report

Test Worthiness: Validity, Reliability, Crosscultural Fairness, and Practicality

Statistical Concepts: Making Meaning Out of Raw Scores

Statistical Concepts: Creating New Scores to Interpret Test Data

Assessment of Educational Ability: Survey Battery, Diagnostic, Readiness, and Cognitive Ability Tests

Career and Occupational Assessment: Interest Inventories, Multiple Aptitude, and Special Aptitude Tests

Clinical Assessment: Objective and Projective Personality Tests

Informal Assessment: Observation, Rating Scales, Classification Methods, Environmental Assessments, Records and Personal Documents, and Performance-Based Assessment

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