Week 3 - Weschler Adult Intelligence Test (Part I) || with 100% Errorless Solutions.
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What is the WAIS? correct answers A battery of intelligence tests that measures a range of intellectual functions.
What are two strengths of the WAIS? correct answers It is psychometrically sound and functionally and clinically relevant.
What are two things that intelligence tests can be used...
Week 3 - Weschler Adult Intelligence Test (Part I) || with
100% Errorless Solutions.
What is the WAIS? correct answers A battery of intelligence tests that measures a range of
intellectual functions.
What are two strengths of the WAIS? correct answers It is psychometrically sound and
functionally and clinically relevant.
What are two things that intelligence tests can be used to predict? correct answers Academic
achievement and occupational performance.
True or false: WAIS results can differ significantly depending on the clinical interpretation or
variability of assessors. correct answers False. Results are fairly stable across assessors.
What are six strengths of the WAIS? correct answers Good predictive success. Assist with
identifying strengths and weaknesses. Allow comparison with age norms. An opportunity to
make behavioural observations. Provides a baseline for assessing change over time. Structured
and able to be delivered consistently.
What are the weaknesses of the WAIS? correct answers Does not assess many important
attributes. Often misinterpreted as a measure of innate capacity. Focused on the end result not the
way of arriving at answers. Culturally and possibly socio-economically biased.
Which test is often regarded as the precursor to the/first version of the WAIS? correct answers
Weschler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale.
When was the WAIS first published? correct answers 1955.
What were the revisions of the WAIS prior to the WAIS-IV? correct answers 1981 (WAIS-R).
1997 (WAIS-III).
When was the WAIS-IV released? correct answers 2008.
What were the two index scores in the WAIS-III? correct answers Performance IQ and Verbal
IQ.
What were the major changes in the WAIS-IV? correct answers Four indexes instead of two.
Linked with norms on Weschler Memory Scale and Weschler Individual Achievement Test.
Inclusion of a General Ability Index. 15 total subtests.
What were the three new subtests added to the WAIS-IV? correct answers Visual puzzles, Figure
weights, and Cancellation.
, Which two subtests were deleted from the WAIS-III? correct answers Object assembly, Picture
arrangement.
How many core subtests are there in the WAIS-IV? correct answers 10 core subtests.
How many supplemental subtests are there in the WAIS-IV? correct answers 5 supplemental
subtests.
In the WAIS-IV, FSIQ and index scores are calculated based on _____________. correct
answers The 10 core subtest scores.
In the WAIS-IV, the Perceptual Organisation Index was renamed to what? correct answers The
Perceptual Reasoning Index.
What is the General Ability Index? correct answers An optional index that combines the VCI and
PRI.
In the WAIS-IV, which subtests were given process scoring options? correct answers Block
Design, Digit Span, Letter Number Sequencing.
What four changes were made to improve the clinical utility of the WAIS-IV? correct answers
Updated norms. Greater attention to floor and ceilings. Normed linkages with the Weschler
Memory Scale-IV. Upgrade kit for neuropsychologists and geropsychologists.
For which age range is it appropriate to administer the WAIS-IV? correct answers Ages 16-90.
For which age range is it appropriate to administer the WISC-IV? correct answers Ages 6-16.
For which age range is it appropriate to administer the WPPSI? correct answers Ages 2.5 to 7
years, 7 months.
What are two tests used to measure infant intelligence? correct answers Bayley scales and Fagan
Test of Infant Intelligence.
What are the four WAIS-IV indexes? correct answers Verbal Comprehension. Perceptual
Reasoning. Working Memory. Processing Speed.
Which subtests comprise the Verbal Comprehension Index in the WAIS-IV? correct answers
Similarities. Vocabulary. Information.
Which subtests comprise the Perceptual Reasoning Index in the WAIS-IV? correct answers
Block design. Matrix reasoning. Visual puzzles.
Which two subtests comprise the Working Memory Index in the WAIS-IV? correct answers
Digit Span. Arithmetic.
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