WAIS-IV UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
This word refers to an individual's strength or weakness in a particular area as compared to
the average score of the population - CORRECT ANSWER- Normative
This intelligence test was a precursor to the WAIS and was developed out of research on
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WAIS-IV UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
This word refers to an individual's strength or weakness in a particular area as compared to
the average score of the population - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Normative
This intelligence test was a precursor to the WAIS and was developed out of research on
children which strived to establish more accurate diagnoses - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Stanford-Binet
The Army Alpha and Army Beta intelligence tests were developed during this historical
period to be used for this purpose - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔WWI to select army officers
The number of WAIS-III subtests (out of 11) that were retained in the WAIS-IV - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔8
This was a major difference in scoring between the Weschler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale and
prior measures of intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔standard scores vs. MA/CA
If you are testing an adult and they get the first question wrong on a subtest, this is what you
do - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔go back and administer backwards until they get two right
Along with Vocabulary, Information, and Comprehension, this is the final core subtest that
contributes to the Verbal Comprehension Index - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Similarities
All of the subtests in this index are timed - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Processing Speed
This supplemental subtest measures visual-perceptual speed - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Cancellation
This word refers to a strength or weakness in a particular area as compared to an individual's
other test scores - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ipsative
, After subtracting the lowest index from the highest index, a difference of this many points (or
more) makes the FSIQ a poor measure of overall intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔23
If the FSIQ is found to be an invalid measure, you measure the difference between these two
indices to determine if the GAI should be used as a measure of overall intelligence -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔VCI and PRI
This model is appropriate if there is a 5 point or more discrepancy between the subtests of the
PRI and the WMI - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Five-Factor Model
This CHC cluster that measures Fluid Reasoning (Gf) uses Matrix Reasoning and Figure
Weights in the Keith Model, and these two subtests in the Core model - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Matrix Reasoning and Arithmetic
The Lexical Knowledge (Gc-VL) CHC Cluster includes these two subtests - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Vocabulary and Similarities
This tool is used as part of an assessment and is based on appearance, cognitive function, and
insight - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Mental Status Exam
This is the mean of the Full Scale IQ - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔100
This index is most likely to be affected by cultural biases - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔VCI
This index is the most vulnerable to age - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔PSI
This index is the least vulnerable to age - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Crystallized
Intelligence
Wechsler's view of intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔"The global capacity of a person
to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his/her environment."
What age group is the WAIS-IV used? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔16.0 - 90.11
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