Check Your Understanding 10.2

Match the following terms with the correct descriptions.

WAIS-IV
WPPSI-R
WISC-IV
Verbal Comprehension Index
Perceptual Reasoning Index
Full-scale IQ
Digit Span
Coding
K-ABC-II
Similarities
Block design
Information
Picture completion
Working Memory Index
Vocabulary
Processing Speed Index
Word reasoning
Processing Speed Index
Comprehension
Arithmetic
Figure weights

This activity contains 15 questions.

	This instrument has four index scores that measure perceptual reasoning, verbal comprehension, working memory, and processing speed.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	This Wechsler test is designed to be used through adulthood.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	This subtest presents math story problems, and performance can be influenced by attention span and concentration or working memory.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	On this subtest, the examiner asks the student how two things are alike.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	This index score represents the student’s ability to attend and process information in completing tasks.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	On this subtest, the examiner provides clues that the student uses to respond with a specific word.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	The subtests on this index represent the student’s ability to quickly respond on fine-motor tasks.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	This instrument includes subtests that assess tasks believed to measure one’s simultaneous and successive processing ability on cognitive tasks.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	This subtest assesses an individual’s perceptual reasoning without requiring the use of fine-motor skills.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Performance on this verbal comprehension subtest can be influenced by the student’s conscience or moral sense.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	This subtest is divided into two parts, forward and backward, and measures auditory short-term memory and freedom from distractibility.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	This IQ score reflects the performance of the student on all four indices.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	This Wechsler test was designed to be used with children from the ages of 2 years and 6 months to 7 years and 3 months.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Which of the cognitive assessment instruments can be administered to school age students ages 6–16?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Apply Your Knowledge Which of the subtests described for the Wechsler scales can be influenced by weakness in the visual-motor areas?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.