WAIS Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI) 2

Question 1

On the WAIS Similarities subtest, an examiner asks 'How are a poem and a novel alike?' The best response would be:

Accepted Answer

Both use words to express ideas or tell stories

Answer

Both are exactly the same length

Answer

Both are always fiction

Answer

Both are read silently

Question 2

Which WAIS-IV subtest requires an examinee to define words presented orally and in print?

Accepted Answer

Vocabulary

Answer

Information

Answer

Comprehension

Answer

Similarities

Question 3

A clinician notes an examinee scores significantly lower on Vocabulary than on Information. What might this pattern suggest?

Accepted Answer

Better rote factual knowledge than expressive word knowledge

Answer

Better abstract reasoning than verbal ability

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Stronger working memory than language skills

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Superior processing speed

Question 4

The VCI is considered relatively resistant to neurological insult primarily because:

Accepted Answer

It relies on crystallized, long-acquired knowledge less affected by acute brain changes

Answer

It measures only fluid reasoning

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It requires no language processing

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It is timed and rewards processing speed

Question 5

On the Comprehension subtest, a question asks 'Why do we shake hands when we meet someone?' A 2-point answer would:

Accepted Answer

Provide two plausible social or cultural reasons

Answer

Simply say 'it is polite'

Answer

Reference a historical origin only

Answer

Refuse to answer

Question 6

Which score is NOT part of the four primary index scores on the WAIS-IV?

Accepted Answer

General Ability Index (GAI)

Answer

Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI)

Answer

Perceptual Reasoning Index (PRI)

Answer

Working Memory Index (WMI)

Question 7

An examinee's VCI score of 130 falls at approximately which percentile?

Accepted Answer

98th

Answer

84th

Answer

75th

Answer

91st