Wechsler Test Cognitive Assessment in Special Populations 5

Question 1

When test results conflict with adaptive behavior data in diagnosing intellectual disability, the clinician should:

Accepted Answer

Integrate both IQ and adaptive functioning per diagnostic criteria

Answer

ID diagnosis requires both significantly low IQ and deficits in adaptive functioning.

Question 2

An examiner notices an examinee with anxiety rushing and skipping items. The best response is to:

Accepted Answer

Provide reassurance and re-establish standardized pacing

Answer

Supporting the examinee while keeping standardized procedures preserves validity.

Question 3

Which is a key reason to use the most current Wechsler edition with special populations?

Accepted Answer

Updated norms and content reduce bias and reflect current population performance

Answer

Current editions provide more representative norms and reduce outdated or biased content.

Question 4

For an examinee with a reading disability, a low score on a subtest requiring reading instructions likely reflects:

Accepted Answer

The reading demand rather than the targeted cognitive ability

Answer

Subtest demands unrelated to the construct (like reading) can confound interpretation.

Question 5

Interpreter use during verbal subtests is problematic because:

Accepted Answer

Translation can alter item difficulty and invalidate norms

Answer

Translating standardized items changes their psychometric properties and can invalidate norm comparisons.

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