Deck 13: Ability Testing: Individual Tests

Question 1

Like the Stanford-Binet, the _______ is partially adaptive to the developmental level of the child taking the test.

A) WISC-III
B) WPPSI
C) K-ABC
D) WAIS-III

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The last step in individual testing involves

A) establishing rapport
B) effectively communicating results
C) making the individual feel superior
D) alteration of the test score

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The K-ABC claims to

A) minimize cultural biases
B) enhance cultural biases
C) eliminate cultural biases
D) alleviate cultural biases

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Typically, individual tests are administered by

A) trained psychologists
B) clerks
C) graduate students
D) trained undergraduate assistants

Question 5

The Fifth Edition of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

A) is based on well-articulated intelligence theory
B) leans less heavily on the verbal test than previous editions
C) includes specific procedures to quickly adapt test content to the respondent
D) all of the above

Question 6

The WAIS-III can be broken down into two scales:

A) Verbal Scale and Performance Scale
B) Verbal Scale and Analytic Scale
C) Analytic Scale and Performance Scale
D) Performance Scale and Spatial Scale

Question 7

The Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale was developed because

A) a need existed for a measure of children's intelligence
B) parents complained about the Stanford-Binet
C) a need existed for a measure of adult intelligence
D) the Stanford-Binet was unfair for children

Question 8

General knowledge that is neither specialized, esoteric, nor academic in nature is covered in the WAIS-III by the

A) comprehension test
B) digit span subtest
C) similarities subtest
D) information subtest

Question 9

In order to estimate the examinee's mental age prior to administering the current edition of the Stanford-Binet, the test examiner uses a(n)

A) routing test
B) ceiling-level test
C) basal-age test
D) adjustment test

Question 10

Early on in an individual test administration, the tester must

A) establish rapport
B) arouse subject interest
C) defuse subject anxiety
D) all of the above

Question 11

The test administrator must try to put the subject at ease without compromising

A) morale issues
B) standardization
C) the subject's self-esteem
D) the test administrator's beliefs

Question 12

Scoring of the WAIS-III has

A) a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10
B) a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 15
C) a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 10
D) a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15

Question 13

One of the oldest, most successful, and widely researched measures of general intelligence is the

A) WISC-III
B) Cognitive Abilities Test
C) Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
D) Kaufman Assessment Battery

Question 14

Although test manuals contain extensive scoring instructions, responses to open-ended questions are likely to be scored with some degree of

A) subjectivity
B) objectivity
C) selectivity
D) authenticity

Question 15

The most widely used individual test of adult intelligence is the

A) WISC-III
B) Stanford-Binet
C) WPPSI
D) WAIS-III

Question 16

The considerable body of research on the Stanford-Binet shows that

A) reliability levels are rarely high
B) reliability levels are usually high
C) reliability levels are always low
D) reliability levels are high only for small children

Question 17

Individual tests of intelligence provide

A) data on the individual's intelligence level as measured by the test
B) data on the individual's reaction to testing
C) a qualitative analysis of erroneous responses
D) all of the above

Question 18

A timed test which is basically a code-substitution test on the WAIS-III is the

A) digit span subtest
B) digit symbol subtest
C) picture completion subtest
D) symbol substitution subtest

Question 19

The most serious concern in testing minority children, in the authors' view, is

A) language difficulties in administration
B) low expectations by the examinee of the minority members' performance
C) their orientation to the testing situation
D) none of the above

Question 20

The reliability of the WAIS-III is ____ the reliability of the Stanford-Binet

A) much higher than
B) much lower than
C) similar to
D) not directly comparable to