Wechsler Test Wechsler Processing Speed Index 4

Question 1

The PSI composite (index) score uses which mean and standard deviation?

Accepted Answer

Mean 100, SD 15

Answer

Mean 10, SD 3

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Mean 50, SD 10

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Mean 500, SD 100

Question 2

Which factor is LEAST likely to genuinely lower a person's processing speed performance?

Accepted Answer

High vocabulary knowledge

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Fatigue

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Anxiety during testing

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Medication side effects

Question 3

In a clinical profile, a large gap where PSI is much lower than Verbal Comprehension might prompt the examiner to consider what?

Accepted Answer

Whether the Full Scale IQ adequately represents overall ability

Answer

Reporting only the higher index

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Discarding the entire test

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Adding bonus points to PSI

Question 4

Which everyday skill is most conceptually related to processing speed?

Accepted Answer

Quickly proofreading a page for typos

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Memorizing a poem over a week

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Debating a moral dilemma

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Planning a long-term budget

Question 5

What should an examiner do if an examinee has a visual acuity problem before administering PSI subtests?

Accepted Answer

Ensure corrective lenses are worn or note the limitation

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Ignore it and proceed

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Read the symbols aloud instead

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Skip to verbal subtests permanently

Question 6

Processing speed tends to show what pattern across the adult lifespan?

Accepted Answer

It generally declines with advancing age

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It steadily increases with age

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It remains perfectly constant

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It is unrelated to age

Question 7

Why is processing speed considered a foundational cognitive ability?

Accepted Answer

Faster basic processing can support performance on more complex tasks

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It replaces memory entirely

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It only matters for art skills

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It is unrelated to other abilities