Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V) Subtests Flashcards

Which WISC-V subtest requires a child to select two images from five options that share a common concept?

Answer: Picture Concepts

Picture Concepts requires children to look at rows of pictures and choose one from each row to form a group with a common characteristic, measuring fluid reasoning and categorical reasoning.

The WISC-V Block Design subtest primarily measures which cognitive ability?

Answer: Visual-spatial processing and analysis

Block Design measures the ability to analyze and synthesize abstract visual stimuli, requiring the child to use red-and-white blocks to reconstruct a model design within a time limit.

Which WISC-V index is composed of the Digit Span, Picture Span, and Letter-Number Sequencing subtests?

Answer: Working Memory Index

The Working Memory Index (WMI) on the WISC-V includes Digit Span, Picture Span, and Letter-Number Sequencing, measuring the ability to hold and manipulate information in mind.

Which of the following WISC-V subtests contributes to the Processing Speed Index?

Answer: Coding

Coding is a core Processing Speed Index subtest that requires the child to copy symbols paired with numbers as quickly as possible within a time limit.

On the WISC-V, which subtest requires the child to explain how two words are alike?

Answer: Similarities

Similarities is a Verbal Comprehension Index subtest in which the child is asked to explain the conceptual similarity between two words, measuring verbal concept formation and reasoning.

The Figure Weights subtest on the WISC-V measures which ability?

Answer: Quantitative and analogical reasoning

Figure Weights is a Fluid Reasoning Index subtest requiring children to select the response option that balances a scale, measuring quantitative and analogical reasoning.

Which WISC-V subtest asks children to point to pictures that match a word spoken by the examiner?

Answer: Receptive Vocabulary

Receptive Vocabulary is a complementary subtest on the WISC-V where the child points to the picture that best matches a spoken word, assessing receptive vocabulary knowledge.

Which primary index score on the WISC-V is considered the best single estimate of overall intellectual ability?

Answer: Full Scale IQ

The Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) is derived from the seven core subtests and is considered the most reliable and valid overall estimate of intellectual functioning on the WISC-V.

The WISC-V is appropriate for use with children in which age range?

Answer: 6:0–16:11

The WISC-V is standardized for use with children aged 6 years 0 months through 16 years 11 months.

Which WISC-V complementary index reflects a child's ability to use verbal and nonverbal reasoning without the influence of processing speed?

Answer: General Ability Index

The General Ability Index (GAI) is a complementary composite derived from the Verbal Comprehension and Fluid Reasoning subtests, excluding working memory and processing speed measures.

On the Digit Span subtest of the WISC-V, which component requires the child to reorder a mixed sequence of numbers from lowest to highest?

Answer: Digit Span Sequencing

Digit Span Sequencing requires the child to listen to a sequence of numbers and then repeat them in ascending numerical order, measuring working memory and mental manipulation.

Which WISC-V subtest contributes to the Visual Spatial Index along with Block Design?

Answer: Visual Puzzles

Visual Puzzles is the second core subtest of the WISC-V Visual Spatial Index, requiring the child to select three response pieces that reconstruct a completed puzzle.

Which type of score is used to compare a child's performance to a nationally representative same-age peer group on the WISC-V?

Answer: Scaled score

Scaled scores (mean=10, SD=3) are derived scores that allow comparison of a child's subtest performance to same-age peers from the normative sample.

The WISC-V Cancellation subtest is classified as which type of supplemental subtest?

Answer: Processing Speed supplemental

Cancellation is a Processing Speed supplemental subtest in which the child scans two structured and unstructured arrangements of pictures and marks target animals within 45 seconds.

Which WISC-V subtest involves the child answering questions about the physical and social world, such as 'How many legs does a horse have?'

Answer: Information

Information is a supplemental Verbal Comprehension subtest that measures general factual knowledge about the world acquired through formal education and everyday experience.

In the WISC-V, the Symbol Search subtest requires the child to do which of the following?

Answer: Scan a group of symbols and mark whether a target symbol is present

Symbol Search requires the child to quickly scan a group of symbols and indicate whether a target symbol appears in the group, measuring processing speed and visual discrimination.

Which WISC-V composite is used when a clinician wants to measure a child's working memory and processing speed together?

Answer: Cognitive Proficiency Index

The Cognitive Proficiency Index (CPI) combines the Working Memory Index and Processing Speed Index, reflecting cognitive efficiency and automaticity of basic cognitive processes.

Which WISC-V fluid reasoning subtest involves choosing the response that completes a visual matrix?

Answer: Matrix Reasoning

Matrix Reasoning is a core Fluid Reasoning Index subtest in which the child looks at an incomplete matrix and selects the response option that correctly completes the pattern.

Which supplemental WISC-V subtest asks the child to name pictures of common objects as quickly as possible?

Answer: Picture Naming

Picture Naming is a complementary WISC-V subtest in which the child names pictures of objects, measuring expressive vocabulary and word retrieval.

On the WISC-V, which process score provides the most direct measure of rote phonological short-term memory?

Answer: Digit Span Forward

Digit Span Forward is considered the most direct measure of phonological short-term memory (passive storage) as it requires simple repetition without transformation.