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WISC-5 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSWhat is the WISC - Answers -Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) is an
intelligence test designed to measure cognitive and intellectual ability in children ages 6-
16.
What are the Primary Indexes? - Answers -(VCI) - Verbal Comprehension Index
(VSI) - Visual Spatial Index
(FRI) - Fluid Reasoning Index
(WMI) - Working Memory Index
(PSI) - Processing Speed Index
Verbal Comprehension Index
measures.. - Answers --verbal reasoning, expression, & fluency
Visual Spatial Index measures... - Answers --visual-spatial processing &
reasoning
Fluid Reasoning Index measures... - Answers --fluid nonverbal reasoning
Working Memory Index measures.. - Answers --ability to hold information in mind while
mentally manipulating it to produce a correct response
Processing Speed Index measures.. - Answers --ability to quickly, efficiently, and
accurately process information
Subtests: Verbal Comprehension
Index (VCI) - Answers ->Vocabulary
>Information*
>Comprehension*
>Similarities
Vocabulary - Answers --word knowledge & retrieval
Information - Answers --ability to acquire, retain, &
retrieve knowledge
Comprehension - Answers --verbal reasoning, expression, &
conceptualization
Similarities - Answers --verbal reasoning & concept
formation
Subtests: Visual Spatial Index (VSI) - Answers ->Block Design
>Visual Puzzles**
, Block Design - Answers --ability to analyze & synthesize
abstract visual stimuli
-visual-motor ability
Visual Puzzles - Answers --mental, non-motor construction ability
Subtests: Fluid Reasoning Index (FRI) - Answers ->Matrix Reasoning
>Figure Weights
>Arithmetic*
>Picture Concepts*
Matrix Reasoning - Answers --fluid intelligence
-knowledge of part-whole
relationships
Figure Weights - Answers --nonverbal quantitative &
analogical reasoning
Arithmetic - Answers --quantitative knowledge
-numerical reasoning
Picture Concepts - Answers --abstract inductive reasoning
Subtests: Working Memory Index (WMI) - Answers ->Digit Span
>Picture Span**
>Letter-Number Sequencing*
Digit Span - Answers --short term, auditory, sequential memory
Picture Span - Answers --short term, visual working
memory
Letter-Number Sequencing - Answers --short term, auditory working
memory
Subtests: Processing Speed Index (PSI) - Answers ->Coding
>Symbol Search**
>Cancellation*
Coding - Answers --psychomotor & processing speed
Symbol Search - Answers --short term visual memory &
decision making speed
Cancellation - Answers --processing speed
-discrimination/scanning speed
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