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PSYC - 5366 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
The g-factor is used to explain this positive correlation among cognitive abilities
and is considered to be a measure of general intelligence. The g-factor is often
measured by intelligence tests such as the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and the
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) - ANSWER g-factor
What were the 3 theoretical constructs of particular importance during the
development of the WAIS-IV? - ANSWER Fluid Reasoning, Working Memory, &
Processing Speed
What are the 4 Indexes on the WAIS-IV? - ANSWER Verbal Comprehension
Index, Perceptual Reasoning Index, Working Memory Index, & Processing Speed
Index
Ability to process or manipulate abstractions, rules, generalizations, and logical
relationships. - ANSWER Fluid Reasoning
Ability to actively maintain info. in conscious awareness, perform some operation
or manipulation w/it, & produce a result. - ANSWER Working Memory
Ability to process info. rapidly (which is dynamically related to one's ability to
perform higher-order cognitive tasks). - ANSWER Processing Speed
How many subtests are in the VCI? - ANSWER 4
How many subtests are in the PRI? - ANSWER 3
How many subtests are in the WMI? - ANSWER 2
How many subtests are in the PSI? - ANSWER 2
How many subtests make up the FSIQ? - ANSWER 10
Derived from the sum of scaled scores on the three Verbal Comprehension and
three Perceptual Reasoning subtests, thereby eliminating the WMI and PSI from
consideration and forming a global composite composed solely of the verbal and
, perceptual constructs. - ANSWER Global Ability Index (GAI)
What did Figure Weights do when it was added? - ANSWER They added to the
Performance Reasoning Index as a supplemental subtest.
What did Cancelation do when it was added? - ANSWER Added to the Processing
Speed Index as a supplemental subtest.
What are the Processing Speed subtests? - ANSWER Coding, Symbol Search, &
Cancelation (supplemental)
What are the Working Memory subtests? - ANSWER Digit Span, Arithmetic,
Letter-Number Sequencing (supplemental)
How many subtests are in the WAIS-IV? - ANSWER 15, although only 10 are core
subtests needed to complete the 4 indexes and FSIQ
What is the mean of the FSIQ and the Indexes? - ANSWER 100
What is the SD of the FSIQ and the Indexes? - ANSWER 15 SD
What is the SD of the subtest scaled scores? - ANSWER 3 SD
What is the mean of the subtest scaled scores? - ANSWER 10
T or F, supplemental subtests are not included in the calculation of any of the index
scores. - ANSWER True (according to Lichtenburg)
What is considered (score-wise) a good measure of 'g'? - ANSWER Factor loadings
of .70 or greater are usually considered good measures of g.
What is considered (score-wise) a fair measure of 'g'? - ANSWER Factor loadings
of .50 to .69 are deemed fair g loadings.
What is considered (score-wise) a poor measure of 'g'? - ANSWER Factor loadings
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