Exam 8: Cognitive Abilities: Individual Tests

Individual tests of cognitive abilities typically cover a wide range of abilities but they involve using only some items with each examinee. The items to be used in a particular case are usually selected by ___.

The Composite score for SB5 uses a standard score system with M = ___ and SD = ___.

Subtests on the Wechsler intelligence scales have M = ___ and SD = ___.

Carroll's comprehensive summary of the factor analytic research on intelligence gave rise to his own ___.

Which WAIS subtest does this statement describe: "A set of modeled or printed two-dimensional geometric patterns that the examinee replicates using two-color cubes."

Which type of score appears in the newer editions of WAIS and WISC but was not available in the original editions?

The more widely used individually administered tests of cognitive ability usually take about how long to administer?

Which term does NOT occur among the elements usually listed in definitions of "intelligence"?

The Wechsler Memory Scale does NOT contain any subtests measuring ___ memory.

The response cards for the PPVT each contain ___.

Which test introduced the notion of the ratio IQ?

Which statement best describes the relative levels of reliabilities for subtests on the WAIS?

Items related to inappropriate mannerisms and socially annoying habits are found in what domain of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale?

Who was the main person pioneering the concept of adaptive behavior and the author of the first edition of the Vineland Social Maturity Scale?

Profile interpretation for the WAIS concentrates on ___.

Which of these tests has the longest history?

Which WAIS subtest does this statement describe: "A series of orally presented questions that require the examinee to understand and articulate social rules and concepts or solutions to everyday problems."

The original Wechsler intelligence scale, the Wechsler-Bellevue, was designed for use with ___.

In individually administered cognitive ability tests, it is usually important for the examiner to score items immediately in order to ___.

The Index scores on the Wechsler scales are outgrowths of what type of research?