WAIS Ethical and Clinical Application 5

Question 1

A supervisee administers the WAIS-IV incorrectly, leading to an invalid score. What is the supervising psychologist's ethical responsibility?

Accepted Answer

The supervisor shares ethical responsibility for the quality of the evaluation and must ensure corrective action is taken

Answer

Supervisors bear ethical responsibility for the work conducted under their oversight and must ensure corrective measures are implemented.

Question 2

A WAIS-IV evaluation reveals that a client has significant cognitive limitations that may affect their ability to make informed medical decisions. The clinician's ethical obligation is to:

Accepted Answer

Discuss findings with the client at an appropriate level and consult with relevant healthcare providers per the client's consent

Answer

Ethical practice involves communicating findings accessibly to the client and coordinating care within the bounds of informed consent.

Question 3

A psychologist is hired by a company to evaluate job candidates with the WAIS-IV. The primary ethical risk in this arrangement is:

Accepted Answer

Dual loyalty conflict between serving the company's interests and protecting candidate welfare and rights

Answer

Organizational assessment creates dual loyalty tension, requiring the psychologist to clarify their role and obligations to both the organization and the examinee.

Question 4

Which statement best reflects ethical guidance on sharing WAIS-IV results with schools or third-party agencies?

Accepted Answer

Results may only be shared with the examinee's written consent or a legally valid mandate

Answer

Third-party disclosure of psychological test results requires explicit consent from the examinee or a legal requirement.

Question 5

A psychologist notes that a client's WAIS-IV Processing Speed scores are significantly lower than their other index scores. Ethically, this discrepancy should be:

Accepted Answer

Explored clinically and noted in the report, as a unitary FSIQ interpretation may be misleading

Answer

Significant index score discrepancies can invalidate a unitary FSIQ interpretation, and ethical reporting requires addressing this clearly.

(WAIS) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Practice Test

(WAIS) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Practice Test

WAIS Ethical and Clinical Application 5