NCED Cognitive Assessment & Intelligence Testing 3

Question 1

A student consistently earns lower scores on timed cognitive tasks than on untimed tasks. This performance pattern most strongly suggests:

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Processing speed difficulties potentially associated with ADHD or a specific learning disability

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Intellectual disability affecting all areas of functioning

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Emotional disturbance interfering with test engagement

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Visual impairment requiring immediate referral

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a narrow ability classified under the CHC broad ability of Crystallized Intelligence (Gc)?

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General verbal information (K0)

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Number facility

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Visualization

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Memory span

Question 3

The Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales, Second Edition (RIAS-2) is designed for which age range?

Accepted Answer

Individuals ages 3 through 94 years

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Children ages 3–5 only

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Adults with acquired neurological conditions only

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English language learners only

Question 4

When a student shows a significantly depressed Working Memory Index compared to other cognitive indices, this finding has the broadest implication for:

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Academic achievement across multiple domains, including reading and mathematics

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Reading fluency deficits exclusively

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Social-emotional and behavioral functioning

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Adaptive behavior deficits in community settings

Question 5

When assessing the cognitive ability of a student whose primary language is Spanish, which approach is most appropriate?

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Include a nonverbal intelligence test to reduce linguistic demands on the assessment

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Administer a standard English-language battery without modification

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Rely solely on tests developed and normed in Spanish-speaking countries

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Estimate cognitive ability exclusively from academic achievement performance

Question 6

In intelligence testing, what does a confidence interval reported alongside a composite score communicate?

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A range of scores within which the student's true score most likely falls given measurement error

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The score will fluctuate within that range as the student develops

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The degree of subtest variability within the composite

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The need for re-evaluation within a specific timeframe

Question 7

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of an 'intellectual ability-achievement discrepancy' historically used in specific learning disability identification?

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A student whose measured cognitive ability scores are significantly higher than their academic achievement scores

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A student who performs below grade level across all academic subjects equally

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A student who earns similar scores across all cognitive index areas

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A student who scores below average on both cognitive and achievement measures