WISC-IV Test A

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Clinical Psychology Psychological Assessment (WISC-IV) Quiz on WISC-IV Test A, created by Eunho Lee on 01/01/2016.
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Question 1

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Picture Arrangement, Object Assembly, and Mazes were deleted from the WISC-IV battery for which one of the following reasons?
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  • because they are most valid for preschool children.
  • to deemphasize the timed nature of the battery.
  • because surveys regarding WISC-IV development revealed that children did not like these tests.
  • because these tests were deemed unfair to language-impaired children.

Question 2

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The average reliability of the WISC-IV core battery subtests can be best described as
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  • high.
  • low.
  • medium.
  • unacceptable.

Question 3

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The WISC-IV represents the most substantial revision of the Wechsler scales to date.
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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Kaufman's and Flanagan's intraindividual (ipsative) analysis method has improved upon traditional ipsative methods in several ways. One major difference between their approach and traditional approaches is that they recommend using composites or clusters, rather than subtests, in intraindividual analysis.
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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Which of the following subtests require the use of a stopwatch?
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  • Block Design
  • Coding
  • Word Reasoning
  • Cancellation
  • Arithmetic

Question 6

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Which of the following subtests listed does not have reverse rules?
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  • Digit Span
  • Picture Concepts
  • Block Design
  • Similarities

Question 7

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If a child asks for clarification or repetition of an item after timing has begun, the examiner should discontinue timing.
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Which of the following subtests can serve as a substitute for Digit Span?
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  • Arithmetic
  • Coding
  • Symbol Search
  • Letter-Number Seqeuncing

Question 9

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When administering the Word Reasoning test, the examiner must repeat preceding clues as more clues are added.
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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You are advising a parent how to describe testing to her 6-year-old child; which of the following is a good example of what the parent might say?
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  • "You are going to take a test with a lot of questions, just try your best."
  • "You are going to play with some blocks, look at books with pictures and words, complete some puzzles, and answer some questions."
  • "The doctor is going to test you for about 2 or 3 hours to try to find out why you have problems in school."
  • "You are going to play with the doctor for a while; it will be a lot of fun."

Question 11

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In which of the following situations can an examiner query a response?
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  • The response is vague.
  • The response is ambiguous.
  • The response is incomplete.

Question 12

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Which of the following can aid in establishing rapport with an examinee?
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  • telling the examinee your name
  • addressing the examinee by his or her name
  • spending a reasonable amount of time interacting with the examinee prior to testing

Question 13

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Which subtests allow for the calculation of a "process score"?
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  • Block Design
  • Digit Span
  • Cancellation
  • Symbol Search
  • Coding

Question 14

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If a child obtains total raw scores of 0 on two of the three subtests that compose the Verbal Comprehension scale, including potential substitutues, no VCI or FSIQ can be derived.
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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A poor response is an elaboration that does not improve the child's spontaneous response, whereas a spoiled response is an elaboration that reveals a fundamental misconception about the item.
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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Samuel, age 10, is suspected to have an Intellectual Disability. Hence, you administer him items prior to his age-appropriate start point. Samuel answered these items incorrectly, but obtained perfect scores on his age-appropriate start point and a subsequent item. In this case, you should
Answer
  • consider the subtest spoiled and do not calculate a raw score.
  • include the incorrect responses in the calculation of the total raw score.
  • award partial credit for each incorrect item that precedes the age-appropriates start point.
  • award full credit for all items preceding the age-appropriate start point.

Question 17

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John obtained scaled scores of 8 and 9 on the WISC-IV Digit Span and Letter-Number Sequencing tasks, respectively. When interpreting his WMI of 89, you should consider the Index as representing
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  • a unitary ability.
  • a nonunitary ability.
  • a normative strength.
  • a key asset.

Question 18

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A noninterpretable Index should be used when calculating the mean of all Indexes for use in person-relative (ipsative) analyses.
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  • True
  • False

Question 19

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Mary obtained a VCI of 122, which is significantly higher than her other Indexes and is uncommon in the normal population. Mary's VCI is best described as a
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  • Key Asset.
  • Personal Strength.
  • noninterpretable Index.
  • Normative Strength.

Question 20

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The difference between Joseph's highest and lowest Indexes was 26 standard score points. Therefore, Joseph's FSIQ is
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  • noninterpretable.
  • interpretable.
  • interpretable if you have reason to believe that his lowest Index is invalid.
  • a High-Priority Concern.

Question 21

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The GAI, rather than the FSIQ, should be used when the examinee has significantly lower scores in Processing Speed and/or Working Memory as compared to Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual Reasoning.
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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A child with ADHD would likely perform the best on which of the following subtests?
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  • Arithmetic
  • Cancellation
  • Word Reasoning
  • Coding

Question 23

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Historically, specific patterns on Wechsler subtests have not been effective for differentially diagnosing Intellectual Disability.
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  • True
  • False

Question 24

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Gifted children show little variability across the four WISC-IV Indexed and, as such, these Indexes have little meaning for this population.
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  • True
  • False

Question 25

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Administering only those subtests with the lowest cultural loadings and linguistic demands to culturally and linguistically diverse populations is not recommended because
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  • it results in a narrow range of abilities being measured.
  • it precludes the calculation of the four indexes.
  • it results in a lack of information regarding other abilities that may be important in understanding the referral concern.
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