PSCH 340- EXAM 3- Wechsler Intelligence Scales

Wechsler has ____ scales for measuring intelligence •Wechsler _______ Intelligence Scale (WAIS) •Wechsler Intelligence Scale for ______ (WISC) •Wechsler Primary and _________ Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) •

3 adult children preschool

-Assess ability to reason, analyze spatial relationships, and integrate visual and motor functions -Nonverbal - Given 9 colored blocks. Arrange to reproduce difficult designs.

block design

the random assignment of units to treatments is carried out separately within each block

block design

perpetual reasoning subtests have 2 design

block design matrix reasoning

IQ test are useful for identifying _____________ impairment. But should be solely used for intelligence, and are good at particular schools

cognitive

t/f: memory depends on emotion

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Intelligence is the aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his environment

Wechsler

•Ages 6-16 • •Simplified extension of the WAIS

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)

•Ages 2.5 - 7.25 • •Extension of adult and child versions •

Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI)

Binet's "______ Scale" looked for items that a particular age got 66.6% - 75% correct

age

what the 2 types of scales Binet used?

age scale point scale

_____________ working memory sub tests -easy problems, assesses cognitive impairment

arithmetic

•Assess social and moral reasoning, conventional knowledge. Also provides an arena for idiosyncratic responses.

comprehension

Supplemental Verbal Subtest: _______________ Three different types of questions: •"___________" responses to hypothetical situations: -What is the thing to do if you see someone lying in the street? •"_________: explanations for everyday actions: -Why do we elect senators? •___________ interpretations: -What does, "a stitch in time saves nine" mean?

comprehension appropriate logical proverb

The number of digits a person can remember; Numbers presented, 1 per second. P asked to repeat digits forward (part I) and reversed (part II). Separate scores are obtained for Digits Forward and Digits Reversed, but scores generally combined for reporting

digit span

Nearly all WISC-IV scores conveyed significant amounts of variation that had nothing to do with children's actual individual differences and that the ________ Scale IQ and _________ Comprehension Index scores evidenced quite substantial assessor bias

full verbal

General uses of IQ Tests: •As an assessment of _________ intellectual functioning. •As part of an assessment to identify intellectual giftedness. • •To identify cognitive delay and learning difficulties. • Use of tests to diagnose psychiatric illnesses or brain injury is controversial and research does not support use as ______ index of clinical diagnoses

general sole

Assess general knowledge, curiosity, academic achievement, and effects of enriched environment; Ask a question about general knowledge

information

verbal subtests: ___________ -"do you know why/How many senators come from each state in the United States?"

information

ability to complete complex matriix patterns

matrix reasoning

•Identify pattern or relationship between stimuli. Assess information-processing, abstract-reasoning skills, fluid intelligence.

matrix reasoning

Wechsler vs. "G" Factor: -Argues theory of general intelligence (g) too _______ -"______________" factors, such as personality or motivation, also contribute to intelligence

narrow non intellectual

Wechsler-Bellevue used ______ Scale -Items answered correctly given specific number of _______. -Similar content grouped ________ (e.g., Vocabulary, Creative Thinking).

point points together

the level of psychological and physical performance prior to the development of a disorder, illness, or disability

premorbid functioning

The speed with which an individual can perceive auditory or visual information and respond to it.

processing speed

Fourth Revision: 2008 Wechsler Adult (16-90) Intelligence Scale - 4th Edition (WAIS IV) is ____________

representative

-Focus on info storage

short term memory

Present two words, ask how they are alike

similarities

4 types of verbal comprehension

similarities definition information comprehension

verbal subtests: Present two words, ask how they are alike: _________ -•Assess previously-learned associations: • -How are a dog and a cat alike? • • •Assess abstract thinking: • -How are liberty and freedom alike? • • Can be used to indicate ___________

similarity psychopathology

Wechsler vs. Binet -_________ IQ score doesn't tell the entire picture -need _________ tests for different ____ groups -Binet test over-relies on ______ skills (language skills)

single different age verbal

Processing Speed Subtests: _______ Search •Shown two or more target geometric shapes. •Search additional shapes and determine if target is there.

symbol

t/f: digit span is Subject to anxiety, depression, and other forms of psychopathol

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t/f: memory based on what we are interested in. you don't commit ideas to memory if you don't really care

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t/f: there were revisions on weschler intelligence tests

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale: •_____ subtests: -Full-scale IQ (______) -_____ Index Scores Also five supplemental _______ that may be substituted for core subtests or administered for additional information

ten FSIQ 4 subtests

Assessed through correlations with the older WAIS and for a small group of subjects, the WISC-III

validity

content of items could ____ tremendously: Vocabulary, arithmetic, and digit repetition were all presented together

vary

4 domains in Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS IV) 1. ____________ comprehension 2. __________ memory 3. __________ events 4. ____________ reasoning 5. __________ speed

verbal working emotional processing

Perceptual Reasoning Subtests: _____ Puzzles

visual

Assess knowledge of words and their meanings

vocabulary

verbal subtests: ___________: Give a word, ask for a definition -Assess knowledge of words and their _________ - Good measure of "___________ functioning" -Vocab one of the ______ abilities to be affected

vocabulary meanings premorbid last

Focus on ability to hold and manipulate information

working memory