Wechsler Test Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV) 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the age range covered by the WPPSI-IV?
- 2 years 6 months to 7 years 7 months (Correct answer)
- 3 years to 8 years
- 2 years to 6 years
- 4 years to 8 years
Correct answer: 2 years 6 months to 7 years 7 months
The WPPSI-IV is designed for children aged 2:6 through 7:7, covering preschool and early primary school years.
Question 2: How many age bands does the WPPSI-IV use to organize its administration?
- One
- Three
- Two (Correct answer)
- Four
Correct answer: Two
The WPPSI-IV uses two age bands — 2:6–3:11 and 4:0–7:7 — each with a distinct set of subtests and available composite scores.
Question 3: In what year was the WPPSI-IV published?
- 2002
- 2008
- 2015
- 2012 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 2012
The WPPSI-IV was published in 2012, replacing the WPPSI-III which had been released in 2002.
Question 4: Which of the following primary index scores is available in the older age band (4:0–7:7) but NOT in the younger age band (2:6–3:11)?
- Verbal Comprehension Index
- Visual Spatial Index
- Working Memory Index
- Fluid Reasoning Index (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Fluid Reasoning Index
The Fluid Reasoning Index is only computed for children in the older age band; the younger band yields only VCI, VSI, and WMI.
Question 5: What is the mean and standard deviation of WPPSI-IV composite (index) scores?
- Mean 50, SD 10
- Mean 100, SD 15 (Correct answer)
- Mean 100, SD 10
- Mean 10, SD 3
Correct answer: Mean 100, SD 15
Like all Wechsler composite scores, WPPSI-IV index scores use a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 15.
Question 6: What is the standard deviation for WPPSI-IV subtest scaled scores?
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 3 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 3
WPPSI-IV subtests use a mean of 10 and standard deviation of 3, consistent with the metric used across all Wechsler instruments.
Question 7: Which WPPSI-IV subtest requires a child to select one picture from each of two or three rows that share a common characteristic?
- Zoo Locations
- Matrix Reasoning
- Bug Search
- Picture Concepts (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Picture Concepts
Picture Concepts assesses categorical and abstract reasoning by having the child identify pictures across rows that belong together conceptually.
Wechsler Test Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV) 1
What is the age range covered by the WPPSI-IV?