Cognitive Domains Flashcards
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Which supplemental WAIS-IV subtest measures the ability to hold and reorder sequences of letters and numbers in working memory?
Answer: Letter-Number Sequencing
Letter-Number Sequencing requires the examinee to hear a mixed sequence and then recall numbers in ascending order and letters in alphabetical order.
An examinee with dyslexia is most likely to show a relative weakness in which WAIS-IV cognitive domain?
Answer: Verbal Comprehension
Dyslexia typically impairs phonological processing and language-based skills, leading to relative weaknesses on Verbal Comprehension subtests.
The Symbol Search subtest on the WAIS-IV requires the examinee to scan a row of symbols and determine whether a target symbol is present. This primarily measures:
Answer: Perceptual speed and visual scanning
Symbol Search assesses perceptual speed and visual scanning efficiency, both core components of the Processing Speed domain.
Which aspect of the WAIS-IV design ensures that scores are meaningful relative to peers?
Answer: Scores are norm-referenced against age-matched standardization samples
WAIS-IV uses age-stratified normative samples so that an individual's performance is interpreted relative to same-age peers.
On the WAIS-IV, which cognitive domain is most associated with academic achievement in school-aged adults pursuing higher education?
Answer: Working Memory
Working memory is strongly correlated with academic learning, reading comprehension, and mathematics because it supports the manipulation of information during complex tasks.
A WAIS-IV profile showing average Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual Reasoning but below-average Processing Speed and Working Memory is sometimes associated with:
Answer: ADHD or executive dysfunction
ADHD frequently produces this pattern — intact reasoning with impaired speed and working memory — reflecting attentional and executive control weaknesses.
The Information subtest on the WAIS-IV contributes to Verbal Comprehension and measures:
Answer: Breadth of acquired factual knowledge
Information assesses the range of general factual knowledge acquired through formal education and life experience.