WPPSI Ancillary Index Scores 2

Question 1

For which child population is the Nonverbal Index (NVI) particularly recommended?

Accepted Answer

Children with language impairments, hearing loss, or limited English proficiency

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Children with superior intellectual abilities

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Children who have previously taken the WPPSI

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Children with motor coordination difficulties

Question 2

Which primary indexes contribute subtests to the General Ability Index (GAI)?

Accepted Answer

Verbal Comprehension Index, Visual Spatial Index, and Fluid Reasoning Index

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Verbal Comprehension Index and Processing Speed Index only

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Visual Spatial Index and Working Memory Index

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Fluid Reasoning Index and Cognitive Proficiency Index

Question 3

What does the Cognitive Proficiency Index (CPI) primarily assess?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive efficiency including working memory and processing speed

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Higher-order verbal reasoning

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Nonverbal visual-spatial problem solving

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Receptive and expressive vocabulary acquisition

Question 4

When would a clinician prefer to report the GAI rather than the FSIQ?

Accepted Answer

When there is a significant discrepancy between higher-order abilities and cognitive efficiency

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When the child performs poorly on all subtests

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When the child's VCI is lower than their VSI

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When all five primary index scores are equivalent

Question 5

How does the NVI for ages 2:6–3:11 differ from the NVI for ages 4:0–7:7?

Accepted Answer

The younger age NVI includes only three subtests: Block Design, Picture Memory, and Object Assembly

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The younger age NVI includes more subtests

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Both age groups use identical subtests

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The younger age NVI does not include Block Design

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the GAI and CPI in the WPPSI-IV?

Accepted Answer

Together they comprise all components of the Full Scale IQ

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They measure identical cognitive constructs

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The GAI measures fluid reasoning while the CPI measures crystallized intelligence

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The GAI and CPI are both derived from the same four subtests

Question 7

What score metric is used for WPPSI-IV ancillary index scores?

Accepted Answer

Mean of 100, standard deviation of 15

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Mean of 10, standard deviation of 3

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Mean of 50, standard deviation of 10

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Mean of 100, standard deviation of 10