Intellectual and Neuropsychological Assessment

Question 1

Intelligence Test

Answer 1

Measure a client’s intellectual abilities

Question 2

Achievement Test

Answer 2

Measures what a client has accomplished with those intellectual abilities

Question 3

What was Charles Spearman’s intelligence theory?

Answer 3

“g” (for general intelligence) represents intelligence as one entity

Question 4

What was John Carroll’s theory of intelligence?

Answer 4

The 3 stratum theory of intelligence to find one single IQ score, which operates at 3 levels: single “g” at the top, 8 broad factors immediately beneath “g,” and more than 60 specific abilities below that.

Question 5

David Wechsler created 3 types of intelligence tests?

Answer 5

WPPSI-3
WISCV-4 ages 6-16
WAIS-4 ages 16-90

Question 6

What are the 3 results of the Wechsler test?

Answer 6

A.) Finds a full scale IQ score
B.) 4 index scores
C.) Usually 12 specific subtest scores

Question 7

What are the 4 categories of index scores available from the Wechsler Intelligence tests?

Answer 7

1. ) Verbal Comprehension
2. ) Perceptual Reasoning Index
3. ) Working Memory Index
4. ) Processing Speed Index

Question 8

What are 3 intelligence tests which have a full scale IQ measure with have means of 100?

Answer 8

1. ) Wechsler Intelligence tests
2. ) Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales
3. ) Woodcock Johnson 3 Cognitive

Question 9

___________ is an intelligence test which explicitly measures IQ in a more culturally fair way

Answer 9

Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test

Question 10

What is a classic discrepancy between IQ and achievement tests?

Answer 10

A person’s achievement levels falls significantly below their intelligence level is the basis of a learning disability diagnosis

Question 11

_______(WIAT-2) is a comprehensive achievement test for ages 4-85.

Answer 11

The Wechsler Individual Achievement Test 2nd edition

Question 12

___________ (HRB) is a battery of 8 standardized neuropsychological tests.

Answer 12

Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery

Question 13

What is the purpose of neuropsychological testing?

Answer 13

Measure cognitive functioning or impairment of the brain and its specific components or structures.

Question 14

______________(BG-2) is a brief neuropsychological screening measuring visuoconstructive abilities by copying geometric shapes.

Answer 14

Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt 2nd edition

Question 15

______________ (RBANS) is a neuropsychological screen that focuses on a broader range of abilities than the the BG-2. Especially diagnoses dementia

Answer 15

Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status