Wechsler Test Wechsler Scoring and Normative Data 4

Question 1

The WAIS-IV Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI) is derived primarily from which type of subtests?

Accepted Answer

Verbal reasoning and knowledge tasks

Answer

Visual-spatial puzzle tasks

Answer

Timed clerical tasks

Answer

Short-term memory digit tasks

Question 2

Which index score on the WAIS-IV measures speed of simple visual scanning and clerical processing?

Accepted Answer

Processing Speed Index

Answer

Working Memory Index

Answer

Perceptual Reasoning Index

Answer

Verbal Comprehension Index

Question 3

Like the FSIQ, each WAIS-IV index score has a mean and SD of what values?

Accepted Answer

Mean 100, SD 15

Answer

Mean 10, SD 3

Answer

Mean 50, SD 10

Answer

Mean 500, SD 100

Question 4

Which WAIS-IV index assesses the ability to hold and manipulate information in mind, such as Digit Span?

Accepted Answer

Working Memory Index

Answer

Processing Speed Index

Answer

Verbal Comprehension Index

Answer

Perceptual Reasoning Index

Question 5

The Perceptual Reasoning Index (PRI) primarily reflects which ability?

Accepted Answer

Nonverbal and fluid reasoning

Answer

Word knowledge

Answer

Processing speed

Answer

Auditory memory

Question 6

A large, statistically significant discrepancy between two index scores is best interpreted as what?

Accepted Answer

Evidence the FSIQ may be less interpretable as a single number

Answer

An automatic diagnosis of disability

Answer

A scoring error that must be corrected

Answer

Proof the examinee did not try

Question 7

On the WAIS-IV, how many core subtests are combined to compute the FSIQ?

Accepted Answer

Ten

Answer

Five

Answer

Seven

Answer

Fifteen