Question 1

Success on the WISC-V is heavily based on

Accepted Answer

A) creativity. 
B) stamina. 
C) accuracy on more difficult items. 
D) speed. 
A) creativity. 
B) stamina. 
C) accuracy on more difficult items. 
D) speed.

Question 2

Which of the following describes the current consensus model of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) individual abilities that group into multiple factors relatively independent of each other. 
B) a global model of general intelligence with little variation between grouped factors. 
C) a hierarchical model with a general factor at the top followed by group factors and finally individual abilities. 
D) a model of individual abilities directly connected to a general intelligence factor. 
A) individual abilities that group into multiple factors relatively independent of each other. 
B) a global model of general intelligence with little variation between grouped factors. 
C) a hierarchical model with a general factor at the top followed by group factors and finally individual abilities. 
D) a model of individual abilities directly connected to a general intelligence factor.

Question 3

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 4

One of the most influential advocates of the role of nonintellectual factors in intelligence tests is

Accepted Answer

A) Binet. 
B) Terman. 
C) Wechsler. 
D) Rapaport. 
A) Binet. 
B) Terman. 
C) Wechsler. 
D) Rapaport.

Question 5

Choose one of the WAIS-IV subtests and describe possible non-intellective factors that may influence an individual's performance.

Accepted Answer

One of the WAIS-IV subtests is the Symbo

Question 6

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 7

Evaluating relatively large differences between subtest scaled scores is called

Accepted Answer

A) factor analysis. 
B) verbal-performance comparisons. 
C) pattern analysis. 
D) deviation analysis. 
A) factor analysis. 
B) verbal-performance comparisons. 
C) pattern analysis. 
D) deviation analysis.

Question 8

Describe the hierarchical structure of the WISC-V. Specifically, list the names of each level of the hierarchy and the subtests they comprise.

Accepted Answer

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Chil

Question 9

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 10

A major criticism of the Binet scale by Wechsler was that

Accepted Answer

A) the Binet Scale was not an appropriate measure of adult intelligence. 
B) the concept of an age scale was outdated. 
C) it was not reliable. 
D) the norms did not include non-whites. 
A) the Binet Scale was not an appropriate measure of adult intelligence. 
B) the concept of an age scale was outdated. 
C) it was not reliable. 
D) the norms did not include non-whites.

Question 11

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

Success on the WISC-V is heavily based on

Which of the following describes the current consensus model of intelligence?

Which of the following is true of the Wechsler Scales?

One of the most influential advocates of the role of nonintellectual factors in intelligence tests is

Choose one of the WAIS-IV subtests and describe possible non-intellective factors that may influence an individual's performance.

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

Evaluating relatively large differences between subtest scaled scores is called

Describe the hierarchical structure of the WISC-V. Specifically, list the names of each level of the hierarchy and the subtests they comprise.

The information subtest of the WAIS-IV measures

A major criticism of the Binet scale by Wechsler was that

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

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

Testing in Education: 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

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

The Future of Psychological Testing

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

Success on the WISC-V is heavily based on

Which of the following describes the current consensus model of intelligence?

Which of the following is true of the Wechsler Scales?

One of the most influential advocates of the role of nonintellectual factors in intelligence tests is

Choose one of the WAIS-IV subtests and describe possible non-intellective factors that may influence an individual's performance.

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

Evaluating relatively large differences between subtest scaled scores is called

Describe the hierarchical structure of the WISC-V. Specifically, list the names of each level of the hierarchy and the subtests they comprise.

The information subtest of the WAIS-IV measures

A major criticism of the Binet scale by Wechsler was that

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

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

Testing in Education: 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

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

The Future of Psychological Testing

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