Wechsler Test Wechsler Standardized Administration Procedures 3

Question 1

A start point on a Wechsler subtest is age-based. After administering the start item, the examinee fails it. The examiner should:

Accepted Answer

Administer earlier (reversal) items until the basal rule is met

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Stop the subtest immediately

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Skip to the most difficult items

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Award full credit for earlier items automatically without administering them in all cases

Question 2

The discontinue rule on a Wechsler subtest is designed to:

Accepted Answer

Reduce examinee frustration and testing time once ability is exceeded

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Punish the examinee for wrong answers

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Allow unlimited items for every examinee

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Increase the difficulty arbitrarily

Question 3

On timed subtests, when should the examiner begin timing?

Accepted Answer

Immediately after the last word of the instructions or item presentation

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When the examinee picks up the materials

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After the examinee asks a question

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Only on the second trial

Question 4

If an examinee earns a perfect basal but then later passes an item beyond the discontinue point through spontaneous comment, the examiner should:

Accepted Answer

Generally score only items administered under standard rules and not credit items beyond discontinue

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Award credit for that out-of-sequence item

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Restart the entire subtest

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Lower the basal score

Question 5

Bonus points for speed on certain performance subtests are awarded to:

Accepted Answer

Examinees who complete items correctly within specified rapid time limits

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Every examinee regardless of completion time

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Examinees who take the longest

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Examinees who request extra time

Question 6

When a sample or practice item is provided before scored items, its purpose is to:

Accepted Answer

Ensure the examinee understands the task before scored items begin

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Contribute directly to the subtest raw score

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Replace the need for instructions

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Serve as the discontinue item

Question 7

If the examiner makes an administration error such as forgetting to time a timed item, the most defensible action is to:

Accepted Answer

Note the error; the affected item may need to be treated cautiously or excluded per manual guidance

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Estimate a time and score it normally

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Give the examinee full credit

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Ignore the error completely