Wechsler Test Wechsler Standardized Administration Procedures 5

Question 1

An examiner who is not adequately trained administers a Wechsler scale. The main ethical/standardization concern is that:

Accepted Answer

Improper administration and scoring can invalidate results and harm decisions

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The test will physically break

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The examinee will finish faster

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Norms will automatically adjust

Question 2

Test security under standardized practice requires that:

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Items and materials be kept confidential and not shared publicly

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All items be posted online for practice

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Examinees memorize items beforehand

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Materials be left in waiting rooms

Question 3

When testing an examinee whose primary language is not English, standardized procedure suggests the examiner should:

Accepted Answer

Consider language-appropriate tools or note limitations, since on-the-fly translation breaks standardization

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Translate items on the spot during administration

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Award bonus points for the language barrier

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Ignore the issue entirely

Question 4

Recording the examinee's responses verbatim is important because:

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It allows accurate scoring and later review of ambiguous answers

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It is optional and rarely needed

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It speeds up the session

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It replaces the scoring criteria

Question 5

If an examinee with a motor impairment cannot manipulate blocks on a performance subtest, the best practice is to:

Accepted Answer

Document the accommodation/limitation and interpret affected scores cautiously

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Force completion within the standard time

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Score the subtest as zero without comment

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Give unlimited unscored help

Question 6

The examiner notices the examinee may have misheard an instruction due to hearing difficulty. The standardized response is to:

Accepted Answer

Repeat the instruction clearly within allowable rules and ensure it was understood

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Lower the difficulty of items

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Score the item as failed immediately

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Provide the answer to be fair

Question 7

Interpreting Wechsler results should always begin at the level of:

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The most global, reliable scores (e.g., Full Scale/index) before examining subtests

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A single subtest scaled score in isolation

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The fastest response time

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The examiner's clinical hunch only