Question 1

Which of the following is NOT part of the componential elements of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mental processes of planning, monitoring, and evaluating 
B)  The influence of task novelty or unfamiliarity 
C)  Performance, or solving of a problem 
D)  Knowledge acquisition, including encoding, combining, and comparing 
A)  Mental processes of planning, monitoring, and evaluating 
B)  The influence of task novelty or unfamiliarity 
C)  Performance, or solving of a problem 
D)  Knowledge acquisition, including encoding, combining, and comparing B

Question 2

Which of the following can be used to predict premorbid IQ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Achievement records 
B)  Demographic variables and scores for subtests of IQ 
C)  Measures of ability that are insensitive to decline 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Achievement records 
B)  Demographic variables and scores for subtests of IQ 
C)  Measures of ability that are insensitive to decline 
D)  All of the above D

Question 3

To be a member of MENSA where membership is restricted by intelligence test scores, what is the lowest standard deviation (above the mean) an individual can score to be a member?

Accepted Answer

A)  0-1 
B)  1-2 
C)  2-3 
D)  3-4 
A)  0-1 
B)  1-2 
C)  2-3 
D)  3-4 C

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an index score for the WAIS-IV?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perceptual Reasoning 
B)  Working Memory 
C)  Processing Speed 
D)  Analytic Reasoning 
A)  Perceptual Reasoning 
B)  Working Memory 
C)  Processing Speed 
D)  Analytic Reasoning

Question 5

The Wechsler intelligence scales are the most commonly used individually administered measures of intelligence for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  They use a 'ratio IQ' 
B)  The three main scales have been developed in numerous countries 
C)  They incorporate many of Gardner's ideas of intelligence 
D)  All of the above 
A)  They use a 'ratio IQ' 
B)  The three main scales have been developed in numerous countries 
C)  They incorporate many of Gardner's ideas of intelligence 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

When getting ready to score the Wechsler tests which should be interpreted first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Full Scale IQ 
B)  Performance IQ 
C)  Quantitative IQ 
D)  Verbal IQ 
A)  Full Scale IQ 
B)  Performance IQ 
C)  Quantitative IQ 
D)  Verbal IQ

Question 7

What type of memory involves skills and complex motor actions (e.g. riding a bike)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Procedural memory 
B)  Declarative memory 
C)  Semantic memory 
D)  Episodic memory 
A)  Procedural memory 
B)  Declarative memory 
C)  Semantic memory 
D)  Episodic memory

Question 8

Which of the following is TRUE about the administration of the Wechsler scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  Breaks are not allowed 
B)  Administration can last over 80 minutes 
C)  Scoring is easy and quick and therefore not addressed in training 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Breaks are not allowed 
B)  Administration can last over 80 minutes 
C)  Scoring is easy and quick and therefore not addressed in training 
D)  None of the above

Question 9

In the United States most of the variance in in low socio-economic samples appears to be due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Achievement 
B)  Environmental factors 
C)  Genetics 
D)  IQ of the mother 
A)  Achievement 
B)  Environmental factors 
C)  Genetics 
D)  IQ of the mother

Question 10

What approximate percentage of variance in a population's IQ score is attributed to genetic factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  10-20% 
B)  30-40% 
C)  50-60% 
D)  70-80% 
A)  10-20% 
B)  30-40% 
C)  50-60% 
D)  70-80%

Question 11

Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children and Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test differs from the Wechsler scales in which of the following ways:

Accepted Answer

A)  Focuses on how children and adults learn assessing styles of learning rather than knowledge or skill areas. 
B)  Identifies gaps between an individual's potential to learn and what the examinee has actually learned. 
C)  Uses different subscales that focus on processing and achievement 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Focuses on how children and adults learn assessing styles of learning rather than knowledge or skill areas. 
B)  Identifies gaps between an individual's potential to learn and what the examinee has actually learned. 
C)  Uses different subscales that focus on processing and achievement 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

What information does the FSIQ provide?

Accepted Answer

A)  More comprehensive picture of the examinee's cognitive abilities 
B)  Noteworthy aspects of verbal comprehension compared with perceptual reasoning. 
C)  Overall indication of the person's mental abilities in comparison with the normative group. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  More comprehensive picture of the examinee's cognitive abilities 
B)  Noteworthy aspects of verbal comprehension compared with perceptual reasoning. 
C)  Overall indication of the person's mental abilities in comparison with the normative group. 
D)  None of the above

Question 13

What is perceptual reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to do timed tasks that require the use of information in short-term memory. 
B)  The ability to use visually presented material. 
C)  The ability to quickly process and use new information. 
D)  The ability to comprehend and use verbal material. 
A)  The ability to do timed tasks that require the use of information in short-term memory. 
B)  The ability to use visually presented material. 
C)  The ability to quickly process and use new information. 
D)  The ability to comprehend and use verbal material.

Question 14

If Mary took the an IQ test using a Ratio IQ and whose CA is 20 and there MA is 30, what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mary is 40 years old with the mental age of a 20 year old and an IQ of 66.7. 
B)  Mary is 20 years old with the mental age of a 40 year old and an IQ of 66.7. 
C)  Mary is 20 years old with the mental age of a 40 year old and an IQ of 150. 
D)  Mary is 40 years old with the mental age of a 20 year old and an IQ of 50. 
A)  Mary is 40 years old with the mental age of a 20 year old and an IQ of 66.7. 
B)  Mary is 20 years old with the mental age of a 40 year old and an IQ of 66.7. 
C)  Mary is 20 years old with the mental age of a 40 year old and an IQ of 150. 
D)  Mary is 40 years old with the mental age of a 20 year old and an IQ of 50.

Question 15

What type of memory is the WMS-IV designed to assess?

Accepted Answer

A)  Procedural memory 
B)  Episodic memory 
C)  Semantic memory 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Procedural memory 
B)  Episodic memory 
C)  Semantic memory 
D)  All of the above

Question 16

Which is not a component of emotional intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abilities that enable a person to perceive emotion. 
B)  Abilities that enable a person to understand emotion. 
C)  Abilities that enable a person to express emotions. 
D)  Abilities that enable a person to regulate emotions. 
A)  Abilities that enable a person to perceive emotion. 
B)  Abilities that enable a person to understand emotion. 
C)  Abilities that enable a person to express emotions. 
D)  Abilities that enable a person to regulate emotions.

Question 17

Dickens and Flynn (2001) emphasized the importance of small but persistent alternations in the environment that could influence IQ socres, which of the following is an example of the environmental changes mentioned?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive complexity of most jobs have increased over time. 
B)  Technologies in the home have increased. 
C)  Average family size has decreased allowing parents to focus more attention on each child. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Cognitive complexity of most jobs have increased over time. 
B)  Technologies in the home have increased. 
C)  Average family size has decreased allowing parents to focus more attention on each child. 
D)  All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a main Wechsler intelligence scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition 
B)  Wechsler Adolescence Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition 
C)  Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition 
D)  Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition 
A)  Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition 
B)  Wechsler Adolescence Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition 
C)  Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition 
D)  Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition

Question 19

Why is it important that Wechsler translated raw scores into standard scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  This ensured comparability in the meaning of IQ scores across ages. 
B)  This ensured comparability in the meaning of IQ scores between genders. 
C)  This ensured comparability in the meaning of IQ across cultures. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  This ensured comparability in the meaning of IQ scores across ages. 
B)  This ensured comparability in the meaning of IQ scores between genders. 
C)  This ensured comparability in the meaning of IQ across cultures. 
D)  None of the above

Question 20

What is working memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to do timed tasks that require the use of information in short-term memory. 
B)  The ability to use visually presented material. 
C)  The ability to quickly process and use new information. 
D)  The ability to comprehend and use verbal material. 
A)  The ability to do timed tasks that require the use of information in short-term memory. 
B)  The ability to use visually presented material. 
C)  The ability to quickly process and use new information. 
D)  The ability to comprehend and use verbal material.

Which of the following is NOT part of the componential elements of intelligence?

Which of the following can be used to predict premorbid IQ?

To be a member of MENSA where membership is restricted by intelligence test scores, what is the lowest standard deviation (above the mean) an individual can score to be a member?

Which of the following is NOT an index score for the WAIS-IV?

The Wechsler intelligence scales are the most commonly used individually administered measures of intelligence for which of the following reasons?

When getting ready to score the Wechsler tests which should be interpreted first?

What type of memory involves skills and complex motor actions (e.g. riding a bike)?

Which of the following is TRUE about the administration of the Wechsler scale?

In the United States most of the variance in in low socio-economic samples appears to be due to:

What approximate percentage of variance in a population's IQ score is attributed to genetic factors?

Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children and Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test differs from the Wechsler scales in which of the following ways:

What information does the FSIQ provide?

What is perceptual reasoning?

If Mary took the an IQ test using a Ratio IQ and whose CA is 20 and there MA is 30, what does this mean?

What type of memory is the WMS-IV designed to assess?

Which is not a component of emotional intelligence?

Dickens and Flynn (2001) emphasized the importance of small but persistent alternations in the environment that could influence IQ socres, which of the following is an example of the environmental changes mentioned?

Which of the following is NOT a main Wechsler intelligence scale?

Why is it important that Wechsler translated raw scores into standard scores?

What is working memory?

Evolution of Clinical Psychology

Contemporary Clinical Psychology

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Assessment: Overview

Assessment: Interviewing and Observation

Assessment: Self-Report and Projective Measures

Assessment: Integration and Clinical Decision-Making

Prevention

Intervention: Overview

Intervention: Adults and Couples

Intervention: Children and Adolescents

Intervention: Identifying Key Elements of Change

Health Psychology: Clinical Neuropsychology, and Forensic Psychology

Filters

Exam 7: Assessment: Intellectual and Cognitive Measures

Which of the following is NOT part of the componential elements of intelligence?

Which of the following can be used to predict premorbid IQ?

To be a member of MENSA where membership is restricted by intelligence test scores, what is the lowest standard deviation (above the mean) an individual can score to be a member?

Which of the following is NOT an index score for the WAIS-IV?

The Wechsler intelligence scales are the most commonly used individually administered measures of intelligence for which of the following reasons?

When getting ready to score the Wechsler tests which should be interpreted first?

What type of memory involves skills and complex motor actions (e.g. riding a bike)?

Which of the following is TRUE about the administration of the Wechsler scale?

In the United States most of the variance in in low socio-economic samples appears to be due to:

What approximate percentage of variance in a population's IQ score is attributed to genetic factors?

Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children and Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test differs from the Wechsler scales in which of the following ways:

What information does the FSIQ provide?

What is perceptual reasoning?

If Mary took the an IQ test using a Ratio IQ and whose CA is 20 and there MA is 30, what does this mean?

What type of memory is the WMS-IV designed to assess?

Which is not a component of emotional intelligence?

Dickens and Flynn (2001) emphasized the importance of small but persistent alternations in the environment that could influence IQ socres, which of the following is an example of the environmental changes mentioned?

Which of the following is NOT a main Wechsler intelligence scale?

Why is it important that Wechsler translated raw scores into standard scores?

What is working memory?

Evolution of Clinical Psychology

Contemporary Clinical Psychology

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Assessment: Overview

Assessment: Interviewing and Observation

Assessment: Self-Report and Projective Measures

Assessment: Integration and Clinical Decision-Making

Prevention

Intervention: Overview

Intervention: Adults and Couples

Intervention: Children and Adolescents

Intervention: Identifying Key Elements of Change

Health Psychology: Clinical Neuropsychology, and Forensic Psychology

Filters