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Many of the tasks that David Wechsler used in his WAIS, WAIS-R, WAIS-III, and WAIS-IV were adapted from what sources? correct answers Army Alpha, Army Beta, Army Performance Scale Examination, and Stanford-Binet
Updating the WAIS-IV's theoretical foundations was achieved by considering the follo...
Essentials of WAIS-IV Chapter. 1-9 Questions || All
Questions Answered Correctly.
Many of the tasks that David Wechsler used in his WAIS, WAIS-R, WAIS-III, and WAIS-IV
were adapted from what sources? correct answers Army Alpha, Army Beta, Army Performance
Scale Examination, and Stanford-Binet
Updating the WAIS-IV's theoretical foundations was achieved by considering the following
theoretical constructs EXCEPT
a. Fluid Reasoning
b. Working Memory
c. Processing Speed
d. Phonological Processing correct answers D
What was the major structural change implemented from the WAIS-III to the WAIS-IV? correct
answers Removal of the VIQ and PIQ
Which of the following WAIS-IV subtests is a CORE subtest that is used to compute FSIQ?
a. Visual Puzzles
b. Letter-Number Sequencing
c. Picture Completion
d. Comprehension
e. Figure Weights correct answers A
Which subtest is NOT new to the WAIS-IV?
a. Visual Puzzles
b. Figure Weights
c. Cancellation
d. Symbol Search correct answers D
Which WAIS-IV subtest does NOT offer Process scores?
a. Digit Span
b. Visual Puzzles
c. Block Design
d. Letter-Number Sequencing correct answers B
The results of Keith's confirmatory factor analysis that supported a Five-Factor CHC model for
ages 16-69 showed three WAIS-IV subtests to load highly on the fluid reasoning (Gf) factor.
These subtests are Figure Weights, Matrix Reasoning, and..
a. Block Design
b. Picture Completion
c. Letter-Number Sequencing
d. Similarities
e. Arithmetic correct answers E
, The new Five-Factor CHC model of the WAIS-IV for ages 70-90
a. Has strong empirical support
b. Treats the three sections of Digit Span as separate variables
c. Measures the same theoretical constructs from CHC theory as the Keith model
d. Is an alternate model for ages 16-69 when examiners do not administer supplemental subtests
e. All of the above correct answers E
Which index includes the subtests with the lowest loadings on the general (g) factor?
a. Verbal Comprehension
b. Perceptual Reasoning
c. Working Memory
d. Processing Speed correct answers D
What term refers to the phenomenon that IQ test norms in the United States get out of date at the
rate of about 3 points per decade?
a. Flynn Effect
b. CFA
c. CHC
d. Horn Effect
e. g theory correct answers A
True or False? Analyses of ethnic differences on the WAIS-IV have shown that ethnicity
accounts for more variance in IQ than socioeconomic status. correct answers False
List the materials that are not included in the WAIS-IV kit that the examiner should be prepared
to bring him- or herself. correct answers Two # 2 pencils without erasers, stopwatch, clipboard,
extra paper, and writing implements
True or False? The examiner must memorize all directions in order to administer the test
appropriately. correct answers False
In establishing rapport with the examinee during the administration of the WAIS-IV, you may
tell him or her:
a. You got hat answer correct, nice work.
b. Most test takers find some questions easy and some questions quite difficult
c. We won't be able to complete the test unless you refrain from using the restroom during the
evaluation
d. That wasn't quite right, let's do another one. correct answers B
True or False. If you find you need to adapt the test to accommodate an individual with special
needs, it is better not to administer the test altogether. correct answers False
List some modifications that may be made in the test administration procedures to accommodate
individuals with special needs. correct answers Administering the test in American Sign
Language, adding printed words, administering only one scale, eliminating time limits, extending
the testing over more than one session
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