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The Block Design subtest is primarily a measure of which of the following CHC abilities?
Visual Processing (Gv)
Fluid Reasoning (Gf)
Working Memory (Gsm-MW)
Processing Speed (Gs)
Which of the following WISC-IV indexes is the best predictor of written-language achievement?
VCI
PRI
WMI
PSI
When SES is controlled for, the smallest differences between Whites and African Americans are found in processing speed and
verbal comprehension.
global intelligence.
working memory.
perceptual reasoning.
On a subtest with age-based starting points, when the examinee receives full credit on the first item administered but not the second, the first item is used to meet the reversal criteria of two consecutive perfect scores.
Which of the following subtests listed requires the use of separate Response Booklet?
Matrix Reasoning
Coding
Arithmetic
Block Design
When a child requests to have instructions or an item repeated, the examiner must
repeat the entire set of instructions or item. not just a portion of it.
repeat only the portion of instructions that the child requested repetition for.
tell the examinee that you are unable to repeat any instructions.
repeat the entire set of instructions or item, with the exception of items on Letter-Number Sequencing and Digit Span.
Which of the following subtests can serve as a substitute for Coding?
Symbol Search
Information
Cancellation
Block Design, Digit Span, and Cancellation require a modified administration if the examiner wishes to calculate process scores at a later time.
When assessing a child with a visual impairment, it may be advisable to administer subtests from the VCI and WMI only.
If an examiner finds that he or she did not administer enough items to meet the discontinue rule for a subtest, the subtest should be considered spoiled.
On a Similarities subtest item, Jessica, age 7, provides several responses that vary greatly in quality but do not spoil her response. You should
score Jessica's best response.
score the last response given by Jessica.
score the first response given by Jessica.
query Jessica for further information.
Susan, age 12, attempts to self-correct an item on the Coding subtest. You should
score the last response given by Susan within the time limit.
score Susan's first response, ignoring her self-correction attempt.
query Susan as to which response is her intended response.
score Susan's best response.
If an examiner administered additional items to a child beyond the point at which testing should have discontinued, the examiner should
include all additional items in the total raw score.
include the additional items in the total raw score only if they are correctly answered.
award no points for items beyond the correct discontinue point.
include the additional items in the total raw score by deducting points for incorrect responses committed after the discontinue point.
Although prorating sum of scaled scores is allowed in some situations, it should be avoided when possible.
When scoring the Symbol Search subtest, you notice that Angela, age 9, skipped some items. You should count the items that she skipped in the incorrect total.
The primary level of interpretation in the WISC-IV is
subtest profile.
Index profile.
VCI-PRI discrepancy.
FSIQ.
An index that is an uncommon Personal Weakness and a Normative Weakness should be considered a High-Priority-Concern.
The variability among Anna's subtest scaled scores composing the VCI is uncommon, but all her scaled scores are > 12. Anna's range of observed functioning in the area of Crystallized Intelligence can be described as a notable integrity.
The Block Design No Time Bonus process score can be useful in which of the following situation?
when a child has physical limitations
when a child lacks problem-solving strategies
when a child has personality characteristics believed to affect performance on timed tests
Which of the following statements is true regarding the construct validity of the four WISC-IV Indexes?
The construct validity of the four WISC-IV Indexes is supported by confirmatory factor analysis only.
The construct validity of the four WISC-IV Indexes is supported by exploratory factor analysis only.
The construct validity of the four WISC-IV Indexes has not yet been supported because the battery is too new.
The construct validity of the four WISC-IV indexes is supported by both confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis.
Which of the following WISC-III VCI subtests has been dropped to supplemental status on the WISC-IV?
Similarities
Comprehension
Vocabulary
Coding, though historically a "Performance" subtest, is a language-like task that requires a written code and the use of symbols, and it may pose difficulty for children with language disorders.
Children with Asperger's Syndrome and Autism demonstrated their poorest performance on which of the following WISC-IV Indexes?
The best subtests to administer for the identification of giftedness are those that comprise which of the following WISC-IV indexes?
VCI and PRI
PSI and WMI
VCI and PSI
PRI and WMI
Which of the following subtests can be described as having a low cultural loading, but a high linguistic demand?
Digit Span
Letter-Number Sequencing