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Cognitive Domains Flashcards

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  1. Which WAIS-IV subtest presents balance-scale images and requires the examinee to identify the missing weight?

    Answer: Figure Weights

    Figure Weights is a supplemental PRI subtest measuring quantitative and analogical reasoning through balance-scale problems.

  2. Processing Speed subtests on the WAIS-IV are administered under which key constraint?

    Answer: Strict time limits of 60–120 seconds

    PSI subtests (Coding and Symbol Search) impose strict time limits, typically 120 seconds, making speed of response the defining measurement variable.

  3. In the CHC framework, which WAIS-IV domain best represents 'Gc' or crystallized intelligence?

    Answer: Verbal Comprehension

    Verbal Comprehension maps onto crystallized intelligence (Gc), reflecting accumulated verbal knowledge acquired through education and experience.

  4. A neuropsychologist uses the Cognitive Proficiency Index (CPI) when she wants to focus specifically on:

    Answer: Working Memory and Processing Speed efficiency

    The CPI combines WMI and PSI to assess the efficiency of cognitive processing, distinct from higher-level reasoning abilities.

  5. Which WAIS-IV subtest from the Verbal Comprehension domain requires the examinee to answer questions about social rules and everyday reasoning?

    Answer: Comprehension

    The Comprehension subtest asks about social conventions, proverbs, and practical reasoning, measuring judgment and social understanding.

  6. When comparing WAIS-IV performance across cognitive domains, which domain shows the smallest typical age-related decline in healthy older adults?

    Answer: Verbal Comprehension

    Verbal Comprehension (crystallized intelligence) is the most resistant to normal aging, while fluid abilities like PRI and PSI decline more steeply.

  7. Visual Puzzles, a core PRI subtest on the WAIS-IV, primarily measures which cognitive skill?

    Answer: Mental rotation and spatial analysis

    Visual Puzzles requires the examinee to mentally reassemble puzzle pieces to form a target image, measuring spatial analysis and mental rotation.