Lecture 2

Question 1

what does wisc stand for

Answer 1

weschler intelligence scale

Question 2

what is included in the wisc

Answer 2

10 subtests and 4 indexes

Question 3

what are the indexes

Answer 3

categories: Verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, processing speed

Question 4

what are the ages in which differentiate adult vs child

Answer 4

child: 6-16
adult: 16-90

Question 5

what did binet and simon do

Answer 5

conceived a test to identify children who needed special schooling

Question 6

who came up with the concept of mental age that was later replaced by quotient

Answer 6

binet and simon

Question 7

Terman - binet iq test did what with it

Answer 7

standardized the test with > 1000 children aged 4-14

Question 8

david weschler did what

Answer 8

created a test for both adults and children

Question 9

what differentiated weshlers test from binet

Answer 9

much more detail and comprehensive, added non-verbal

Question 10

what does the verbal comprehension index measure

Answer 10

ones ability to comprehend verbal stimuli, reason with semantic material and communicate thoughts and ideas with words

Question 11

vocabulary and information subtests are related to

Answer 11

crystalized knowledge

Question 12

what is crystalized knowledge

Answer 12

the depth of a persons acquired knowledge of a culture and the effective application of this knowledge; reasoning

Question 13

Perceptual reasoning index is composed of which four subtests

Answer 13

bloc design, matrix reasoning, visual puzzles (optional, figure weights and picture completion)

Question 14

what is matrix reasoning

Answer 14

identifying a pattern and finding the missing component

Question 15

how would you evaluate someone with a different second language

Answer 15

preferably in their more comfortable language

Question 16

what is digit span forward

Answer 16

saying numbers and having to repeat them forward, backward, and in chronological order

Question 17

what is vocabulary

Answer 17

visual support to help, then asking questions like what is a book and have them explain in their own words

Question 18

arithmetic is what

Answer 18

math problem, only answer once and is timed

Question 19

visual puzzle is what

Answer 19

giving them two minutes to find symbols, speed processing

Question 20

information subtest

Answer 20

asking them trivia

Question 21

figure weights subtest

Answer 21

balance with circles on them, have to make them equal (head math)

Question 22

what are the core subtests to verbal comprehension

Answer 22

similarities, vocabulary, information

Question 23

what are the core subtests to perceptual reasoning

Answer 23

block design, matrix reasoning, visual puzzles

Question 24

what are the core subtests to working memory

Answer 24

digit span, arithmetic, letter number sequencing

Question 25

what are the core subtests to processing speed

Answer 25

symbol search, coding

Question 26

what does perceptual reasoning measure

Answer 26

fluid reasoning, perceptual organizational skills and visuoconstruction

Question 27

what might prevent someone from succeeding in perceptual reasoning

Answer 27

stroke or a neurodisorder

Question 28

working memory measured what

Answer 28

attention, concentration and working memory, ones ability to hold information

Question 29

what does processing speed index measure

Answer 29

speed of mental processing, using visual stimuli and graphomotor skills

Question 30

why is processing speed important to test someone

Answer 30

is important related to the efficient use of other cognitive abilities

Question 31

ravens matrices

Answer 31

puzzle like test (easy to engage) has better face validity, correlates highly with general IQ

Question 32

raven is ___ not ____

Answer 32

visual, verbal

Question 33

for the tables in percentiles - what numbers correlate with what

Answer 33

9 is average, 14 is above average

Question 34

very superior means

Answer 34

130+ IQ, 2.2 in normal curve

Question 35

superior means

Answer 35

120-129 IQ, 6.7 normal curve

Question 36

highe avergae means

Answer 36

110-119 IQ, 16.1 normal curve

Question 37

average means

Answer 37

90-109 IQ, 50 normal curve

Question 38

low average means

Answer 38

80-89 IQ, 16.1 normal curve

Question 39

borderline means

Answer 39

70-79 IQ, 6.7 normal curve

Question 40

extremely low means

Answer 40

69 and below IQ, 2.2 normal curve

Question 41

IQ=

Answer 41

your score vs mean from population or average score for someone your age

Question 42

we need SD to interpret what

Answer 42

the raw scores

Question 43

why do we mention confidence interval?

Answer 43

accounts for any error, 95% chance it is between those

Question 44

what is validity

Answer 44

are you testing what you meant to test

Question 45

what is reliability

Answer 45

can you get the same results every time, with different times and different people

Question 46

are IQ scores reliable

Answer 46

not 100% but still good- varies iwth mood, effort

Question 47

does early iq predict young adult iq

Answer 47

usually IQ is stable over time so it is a good predictor

Question 48

how stable is IQ over lifespan

Answer 48

to show use raw scores and climate overtime is seen to

Question 49

is IQ stable with age

Answer 49

familiarity effect- could be impacted by repeated concussions

Question 50

flynn effect

Answer 50

IQ gradually rises with each subsequent age group

Question 51

what is the average gain of iq per year

Answer 51

3 points per decade

Question 52

Comparing longitudinal versus cross section studies does not take into account

Answer 52

the cohort effect

Question 53

hypothetical causes...

Answer 53

to explain the increase in IQ points over time

Question 54

where do the norms from the test come from

Answer 54

wais 4 was standardized on a sample 2,200 people in the US from 16-90

Question 55

the median full scale IQ is... with a standard deviation of...

Answer 55

100, 15

Question 56

what might clinicians say the wais tells us

Answer 56

measures cognitive potential or neurological dysfunction, educational or vocational placement decisions, helps with diagnoses

Question 57

researchers might say what about the wais

Answer 57

measures general cognitive functioning of the population and helps define participants

Question 58

wechsler defined intelligence as...

Answer 58

a global entity that is composed of qualitatively different abilities