Question 1

What is the target age range (in years) for the PPVT-4?

Accepted Answer

A)  2-90 
B)  2-10 
C)  6-16 
D)  10-40 
A)  2-90 
B)  2-10 
C)  6-16 
D)  10-40

Question 2

The WISC was designed to be a(n) __________ of the WAIS.

Accepted Answer

A)  upward extension 
B)  nonverbal form 
C)  downward extension 
D)  alternate form 
A)  upward extension 
B)  nonverbal form 
C)  downward extension 
D)  alternate form

Question 3

Reliability of the total score on the PPVT is approximately ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  .65 
B)  .75 
C)  .85 
D)  .95 
A)  .65 
B)  .75 
C)  .85 
D)  .95

Question 4

The total standardization sample for WAIS-IV included approximately how many cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  250 
B)  2,500 
C)  25,000 
D)  250,000 
A)  250 
B)  2,500 
C)  25,000 
D)  250,000

Question 5

Which type of item encountered in individual tests of cognitive ability is often a speed test?

Accepted Answer

A)  vocabulary 
B)  verbal relations 
C)  information 
D)  psychomotor 
A)  vocabulary 
B)  verbal relations 
C)  information 
D)  psychomotor

Question 6

Which is NOT one of the Index Scores provided by WAIS-IV?

Accepted Answer

A)  Verbal Comprehension 
B)  Working Memory 
C)  Quantitative Ability 
D)  Processing Speed 
A)  Verbal Comprehension 
B)  Working Memory 
C)  Quantitative Ability 
D)  Processing Speed

Question 7

The main reason for some movement toward the use of briefer tests of cognitive ability seems to be ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  the greater reliability of the briefer tests 
B)  the greater validity of the briefer tests 
C)  demands for increased efficiency in the health care field 
D)  interest in getting correlations with personality 
A)  the greater reliability of the briefer tests 
B)  the greater validity of the briefer tests 
C)  demands for increased efficiency in the health care field 
D)  interest in getting correlations with personality

Question 8

According to the text, what has happened in recent years regarding the titles of tests aimed at measuring intelligence? The titles have ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  converged on use of the term "intelligence 
B)  converged on use of the term "mental ability" 
C)  used an increased diversity of terms 
A)  converged on use of the term "intelligence 
B)  converged on use of the term "mental ability" 
C)  used an increased diversity of terms

Question 9

Which is NOT one of the criteria in the AAIDD definition of mental retardation?

Accepted Answer

A)  significantly subaverage intellectual functioning 
B)  limitations in adaptive skills 
C)  onset before age 18 
D)  substantial personality disorder 
A)  significantly subaverage intellectual functioning 
B)  limitations in adaptive skills 
C)  onset before age 18 
D)  substantial personality disorder

Question 10

Which term or phrase best describes the textbook's characterization of the quality of norms available for today's more widely used individual tests of cognitive ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  shoddy 
B)  highly variable 
C)  excellent 
D)  too high 
A)  shoddy 
B)  highly variable 
C)  excellent 
D)  too high

Question 11

The PPVT-4 has 228 items. The typical examinee responds to about how many of these items?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 
B)  60 
C)  120 
D)  200, that is, nearly all of them 
A)  15 
B)  60 
C)  120 
D)  200, that is, nearly all of them

Question 12

The AAIDD has three criteria for defining mental retardation. How many of these criteria must be met to qualify as mentally retarded?

Accepted Answer

A)  any one 
B)  any two 
C)  any two if severe enough 
D)  all three 
A)  any one 
B)  any two 
C)  any two if severe enough 
D)  all three

Question 13

Which statement best describes the reliability of the Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) on the WISC?

Accepted Answer

A)  Highly reliable at all ages 
B)  Moderately reliable at all ages 
C)  Highly reliable at younger ages, moderately reliable at older ages 
D)  Highly reliable at older ages, moderately reliable at younger ages 
A)  Highly reliable at all ages 
B)  Moderately reliable at all ages 
C)  Highly reliable at younger ages, moderately reliable at older ages 
D)  Highly reliable at older ages, moderately reliable at younger ages

Question 14

In most hierarchical models, what is placed at the top of the hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

A)  "g" 
B)  "s" 
C)  achievement 
D)  creativity 
A)  "g" 
B)  "s" 
C)  achievement 
D)  creativity

Question 15

Which is true about the similarity of subtests on successive editions of WAIS?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of the subtests are the same. 
B)  Most of the subtests are the same. 
C)  A few of the subtests are the same. 
D)  None of the subtests are the same. 
A)  All of the subtests are the same. 
B)  Most of the subtests are the same. 
C)  A few of the subtests are the same. 
D)  None of the subtests are the same.

Question 16

Which is NOT one of the Index scores provided by WISC-IV?

Accepted Answer

A)  Verbal Comprehension 
B)  Problem Solving 
C)  Working Memory 
D)  Processing Speed 
A)  Verbal Comprehension 
B)  Problem Solving 
C)  Working Memory 
D)  Processing Speed

Question 17

Spearman is mainly identified with which theory of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchical model 
B)  primary mental abilities 
C)  developmental model 
D)  "g" 
A)  hierarchical model 
B)  primary mental abilities 
C)  developmental model 
D)  "g"

Question 18

Which is a major difference between items in memory scales, such as the WMS, and intelligence scales, such as WAIS? The memory scales use items that ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  have no conceptual difficulty 
B)  are untimed 
C)  are entirely visual 
D)  are entirely verbal 
A)  have no conceptual difficulty 
B)  are untimed 
C)  are entirely visual 
D)  are entirely verbal

Question 19

Which of these individual cognitive ability tests has fallen in terms of relative use over the past 50 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  WAIS 
B)  WISC 
C)  Stanford-Binet 
D)  PPVT 
A)  WAIS 
B)  WISC 
C)  Stanford-Binet 
D)  PPVT

Question 20

Which phrase best describes the concept of adaptive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  coping with ordinary life 
B)  solving verbal problems 
C)  doing simple arithmetic 
D)  adapting to unusual circumstances 
A)  coping with ordinary life 
B)  solving verbal problems 
C)  doing simple arithmetic 
D)  adapting to unusual circumstances

What is the target age range (in years) for the PPVT-4?

The WISC was designed to be a(n) __________ of the WAIS.

Reliability of the total score on the PPVT is approximately ___.

The total standardization sample for WAIS-IV included approximately how many cases?

Which type of item encountered in individual tests of cognitive ability is often a speed test?

Which is NOT one of the Index Scores provided by WAIS-IV?

The main reason for some movement toward the use of briefer tests of cognitive ability seems to be ___.

According to the text, what has happened in recent years regarding the titles of tests aimed at measuring intelligence? The titles have ___.

Which is NOT one of the criteria in the AAIDD definition of mental retardation?

Which term or phrase best describes the textbook's characterization of the quality of norms available for today's more widely used individual tests of cognitive ability?

The PPVT-4 has 228 items. The typical examinee responds to about how many of these items?

The AAIDD has three criteria for defining mental retardation. How many of these criteria must be met to qualify as mentally retarded?

Which statement best describes the reliability of the Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) on the WISC?

In most hierarchical models, what is placed at the top of the hierarchy?

Which is true about the similarity of subtests on successive editions of WAIS?

Which is NOT one of the Index scores provided by WISC-IV?

Spearman is mainly identified with which theory of intelligence?

Which is a major difference between items in memory scales, such as the WMS, and intelligence scales, such as WAIS? The memory scales use items that ___.

Which of these individual cognitive ability tests has fallen in terms of relative use over the past 50 years?

Which phrase best describes the concept of adaptive behavior?

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Exam 8: Cognitive Abilities: Individual Tests

What is the target age range (in years) for the PPVT-4?

The WISC was designed to be a(n) __________ of the WAIS.

Reliability of the total score on the PPVT is approximately ___.

The total standardization sample for WAIS-IV included approximately how many cases?

Which type of item encountered in individual tests of cognitive ability is often a speed test?

Which is NOT one of the Index Scores provided by WAIS-IV?

The main reason for some movement toward the use of briefer tests of cognitive ability seems to be ___.

According to the text, what has happened in recent years regarding the titles of tests aimed at measuring intelligence? The titles have ___.

Which is NOT one of the criteria in the AAIDD definition of mental retardation?

Which term or phrase best describes the textbook's characterization of the quality of norms available for today's more widely used individual tests of cognitive ability?

The PPVT-4 has 228 items. The typical examinee responds to about how many of these items?

The AAIDD has three criteria for defining mental retardation. How many of these criteria must be met to qualify as mentally retarded?

Which statement best describes the reliability of the Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) on the WISC?

In most hierarchical models, what is placed at the top of the hierarchy?

Which is true about the similarity of subtests on successive editions of WAIS?

Which is NOT one of the Index scores provided by WISC-IV?

Spearman is mainly identified with which theory of intelligence?

Which is a major difference between items in memory scales, such as the WMS, and intelligence scales, such as WAIS? The memory scales use items that ___.

Which of these individual cognitive ability tests has fallen in terms of relative use over the past 50 years?

Which phrase best describes the concept of adaptive behavior?

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Sources of Information About Tests

Test Norms

Reliability

Validity

Test Development and Item Analysis

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Cognitive Ability: Group Tests

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Clinical Instruments and Methods

Projective Techniques

Interests and Attitudes

Ethical and Legal Issues

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