Wechsler Test Wechsler Processing Speed Index 3

Question 1

What is the supplemental Processing Speed subtest available on the WAIS-IV?

Accepted Answer

Cancellation

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Picture Completion

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Letter-Number Sequencing

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Comprehension

Question 2

Why are PSI subtests strictly timed?

Accepted Answer

Because speed of performance is the construct being measured

Answer

To reduce examiner workload

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To match verbal subtest length

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To prevent guessing

Question 3

How might a physical motor impairment affect a PSI score?

Accepted Answer

It can lower the score independent of actual cognitive speed

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It improves the score

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It has no effect

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It only affects verbal indexes

Question 4

On the WISC-V, the Processing Speed Index is composed of which subtests?

Accepted Answer

Coding and Symbol Search

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Vocabulary and Comprehension

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Block Design and Visual Puzzles

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Digit Span and Picture Span

Question 5

A practice effect on PSI subtests upon retesting usually means the score will do what?

Accepted Answer

Increase somewhat due to familiarity

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Decrease sharply

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Stay exactly identical

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Become invalid permanently

Question 6

Which best describes the type of stimuli used in PSI subtests?

Accepted Answer

Simple, repetitive visual symbols

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Complex paragraphs of text

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Three-dimensional rotating figures

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Audio tones

Question 7

What scaled-score mean and standard deviation do individual PSI subtests use?

Accepted Answer

Mean 10, SD 3

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Mean 100, SD 15

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Mean 50, SD 10

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Mean 0, SD 1