The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV) is an upward extension of the
a. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.
b. Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence.
c. Wechsler Memory Scale.
d. None of the above (Wechsler Bellevue Intelligence Scale) correct answers d. None ...
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The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV (WAIS-IV) is an upward extension of the
a. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.
b. Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence.
c. Wechsler Memory Scale.
d. None of the above (Wechsler Bellevue Intelligence Scale) correct answers d. None of the
above (Wechsler Bellevue Intelligence Scale)
4. The WAIS-IV contains ? subtests.
a. 8
b. 12
c. 14
d. 15 correct answers d. 15
The Verbal Comprehension Index on the WAIS-IV is composed of which subtests?
a. Vocabulary, Similarities, and Comprehension
b. Vocabulary, Arithmetic, and Letter-Number Sequencing
c. Similarities, Information, and Letter-Number Sequencing
d. Vocabulary, Similarities, and Information correct answers d. Vocabulary, Similarities, and
Information
The Perceptual Reasoning Index on the WAIS-IV is composed of which subtests?
a. Matrix Reasoning, Digit Symbol—Coding, and Picture Arrangement
b. Block Design, Matrix Reasoning, and Picture Completion
c. Block Design, Matrix Reasoning, and Visual Puzzles
d. Picture Arrangement, Object Assembly, and Matrix Reasoning correct answers d. Picture
Arrangement, Object Assembly, and Matrix Reasoningc. Block Design, Matrix Reasoning, and
Visual Puzzles
The Working Memory Index on the WAIS-IV is composed of which subtests (including
supplementary subtests)?
a. Arithmetic, and Digit Span
b. Digit Symbol—Coding, Symbol Search, and Picture Arrangement
c. Comprehension, Arithmetic, and Matrix Reasoning
d. Digit - Span, Arithmetic, and Letter-Number Sequencing correct answers d. Digit - Span,
Arithmetic, and Letter-Number Sequencing
The youngest age for which the WAIS-IV is appropriate is
a. 16-0.
b. 17-0.
c. 18-0.
d. 19-0. correct answers a. 16-0.
9. The oldest age group included in the WAIS-IV standardization sample is
a. 70-11.
, b. 79-11.
c. 89-11. (90:11 is the highest)
d. 95-11. correct answers c. 89-11. (90:11 is the highest)
10. The WAIS-IV Full Scale IQs have a mean of___and a standard deviation of ___ .
a. 10; 3
b. 50; 15
c. 100; 16
d. 100; 15 correct answers d. 100; 15
11. The scaled score for each WAIS-IV subtest has a mean of ___ and a standard deviation of
___.
a. 10; 3
b. 50; 15
c. 100; 16
d. 100; 15 correct answers a. 10; 3
Reliability coefficients for the WAIS-IV FSIQ is in the ___
a. .90s.
b. .80s.
c. .70s.
d. .60s. correct answers a. .90s.
The WAIS-IV subtests with the _____ standard errors of measurement (SEM) have the _____
reliability.
a. highest; highest
b. lowest; lowest
c. lowest; highest
d. highest; lowest correct answers d. highest; lowest
The WAIS-IV has ___concurrent validity.
a. satisfactory
b. marginal
c. poor
d. very poor correct answers a. satisfactory
The WAIS-IV ___Index measures the ability to sustain attention and exert mental control.
a. Verbal Comprehension
b. Perceptual Reasoning
c. Processing Speed
d. Working Memory correct answers d. Working Memory
Which of the following is a compelling reason to deviate from the order specified in the manual
for administering the WAIS-IV subtests?
a. The examinee likes puzzles.
b. The examinee likes to draw.
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