Question 1

Lowered performance compared to a previously higher level is referred to as

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A)   an index.
B)   deterioration.
C)   a ceiling effect.
D)   manifold.

Question 2

The Wechsler tests employs a(n)

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A)   age scale concept.
B)   criterion IQ concept.
C)   self-reference point concept.
D)   point scale concept. D

Question 3

What advance in the assessment of item bias was included in the WISC-IV?

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A)   use of expert panels
B)   statistical methods
C)   ratings by children in the to-be-tested age groups
D)   admission that bias is inevitable. B

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the Wechsler Scales?

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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 5

In a point scale,

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A)   items are grouped according to age level and content.
B)   points are assigned to each item.
C)   items cannot be presented in order of increasing difficulty.
D)   subjects receive some points even for items that are missed.

Question 6

The Verbal IQ has a mean of ____ and a standard deviation of ____.

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A)   100;15
B)   l0;3
C)   100;10
D)   100;3

Question 7

Picture completion,block design,and matrix reasoning are the components of the ____ index.

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A)   verbal comprehension
B)   perceptual
C)   working memory
D)   processing speed

Question 8

Which of the following subtests measures short-term and auditory memory?

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A)   digit span
B)   block design
C)   digit symbol
D)   picture completion

Question 9

Suppose an individual who was previously known to have intelligence is tested several years later.On the second test,while the individual is within the normal range on verbal scales,her scores on performance scales have dropped to well below normal.What might you suspect?

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A)   brain injury or brain tumor
B)   severe depression
C)   attention deficit disorder
D)   limited motivation

Question 10

The information subtest of the WAIS-IV measures

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A)   concentration.
B)   anxiety.
C)   range of knowledge.
D)   abstract thinking.

Question 11

The WISC-IV supplementary subtest is

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A)   picture completion.
B)   mazes.
C)   object assembly.
D)   block design A

Question 12

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

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Question 13

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

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A)   digit symbol
B)   picture completion
C)   picture arrangement
D)   block design

Question 14

Which of the following is a component of Wechsler's definition of intelligence?

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A)   self-esteem
B)   emotional intelligence
C)   artistic talent
D)   capacity to act purposefully

Question 15

The main reason for including a performance scale in a measure of intelligence is to

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A)   facilitate scoring.
B)   increase ease of administration.
C)   improve examiner-examinee rapport.
D)   overcome language,cultural,and educational factors.

Question 16

In general,the validity of the WAIS-IV

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A)   rests on studies done with earlier versions of the test.
B)   is undocumented,but promising.
C)   indicates the WAIS correlates poorly with other tests of intelligence.
D)   is weak when factor analytic data are considered.

Question 17

Which WAIS-IV subtest provides one of the most stable and least deteriorating aspects of intelligence?

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A)   information
B)   comprehension
C)   similarities
D)   vocabulary

Question 18

An improvement in the WISC-IV over the WISC-III is the former's use of

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A)   the VIQ-PIQ dichotomy.
B)   pattern analysis.
C)   trained judges to examine item content.
D)   empirical methods to identify item bias.

Question 19

The separate subscale used to measure nonverbal intelligence in the Wechsler scale is called a(n)

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A)   point scale.
B)   performance scale.
C)   memory scale.
D)   age scale.

Question 20

Which WAIS-IV subtest purports to measure the speed of information processing?

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A)   matrix reasoning
B)   symbol search
C)   block design
D)   object assembly

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