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Memory Scale (WMS-IV) Visual and Verbal Memory Flashcards

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  1. A patient recalls a story well immediately but poorly after 25 minutes. This pattern most suggests a deficit in:

    Answer: Delayed retention/retrieval

    Good immediate but poor delayed recall points to difficulty retaining or retrieving stored information.

  2. On Verbal Paired Associates, an examinee improves across learning trials. This demonstrates:

    Answer: A learning curve

    Improvement over repeated trials reflects a normal learning curve.

  3. Which subtest pairing would best contrast verbal versus visual memory in WMS-IV?

    Answer: Logical Memory vs. Visual Reproduction

    Logical Memory taps verbal memory while Visual Reproduction taps visual memory, making them a clear contrast.

  4. A very low Visual Memory Index with an average Auditory Memory Index suggests difficulty primarily with:

    Answer: Visually presented information

    A selectively low Visual Memory Index indicates specific trouble remembering visual material.

  5. WMS-IV scaled scores for subtests typically have a mean of:

    Answer: 10

    Subtest scaled scores have a mean of 10 and a standard deviation of 3.

  6. WMS-IV index scores are reported on a scale with a mean of:

    Answer: 100

    Index scores use a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15.

  7. Recognition trials in WMS-IV help distinguish between problems with:

    Answer: Encoding versus retrieval

    If recognition is better than free recall, the issue is more retrieval than encoding.