Wechsler Test Memory Scale (WMS-IV) Visual and Verbal Memory 4

Question 1

The Designs subtest of WMS-IV measures memory for:

Accepted Answer

Spatial location and content of visual designs

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Word lists

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Spoken stories

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Numerical sequences

Question 2

Spatial Addition in WMS-IV is best described as a measure of:

Accepted Answer

Visual-spatial working memory

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Delayed verbal recall

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Vocabulary

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Reaction time

Question 3

Which factor could artificially lower a Visual Reproduction score without indicating a memory problem?

Accepted Answer

Poor fine-motor or drawing ability

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Strong vocabulary

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High motivation

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Good sleep

Question 4

An examinee adds details to a recalled story that were never presented. This is called:

Accepted Answer

Intrusion/confabulation

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Perseveration

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Priming

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Chunking

Question 5

WMS-IV is co-normed with which intelligence test to allow ability-memory comparisons?

Accepted Answer

WAIS-IV

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Stanford-Binet 5

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Raven's Matrices

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MMPI-2

Question 6

A clinician wants to assess whether a patient learns visual material across trials. Which subtest is most relevant?

Accepted Answer

Designs

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Logical Memory

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Verbal Paired Associates

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Vocabulary

Question 7

Practice effects from prior WMS-IV testing are best minimized by:

Accepted Answer

Allowing adequate time between administrations

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Repeating the test daily

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Using only immediate recall

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Skipping the delay tasks