Chapter 9: Intellectual and Neuropsychological Assessment

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. ______ tests measure a client’s intellectual abilities, whereas ______ tests measure what a client has accomplished with those intellectual abilities.

A. Objective personality; projective personality

B. Intelligence; achievement

C. Neuropsychological; intelligence

D. Intelligence; personality

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Intellectual and Neuropsychological Assessment

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. The notion of “g,” as proposed by Charles Spearman, suggests that, essentially, ______.

A. intelligence is one thing

B. intelligence is not one thing, but is many separate, unrelated things

C. intelligence tests for children must be fundamentally and structurally different than intelligence tests for adults

D. intelligence remains stable throughout the life span

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Charles Spearman: Intelligence Is One Thing

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Spearman created the concept of ______, an individual’s general intelligence or global, overall intellectual ability.

A. fluid intelligence

B. g

C. crystallized intelligence

D. s

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Charles Spearman: Intelligence Is One Thing

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. A ______ model of intelligence proposes that specific abilities exist and are important, but they are all somewhat related to each other and to a global, overall, general intelligence.

A. topical

B. hierarchical

C. fluid

D. multiple

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Louis Thurstone: Intelligence Is Many Things

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. ______ is to intelligence is one thing, as ______ is to intelligence is many things.

A. Louis Thurstone; Charles Spearman

B. Charles Spearman; Louis Thurstone

C. James Cattell; John Carroll

D. John Carroll; James Cattell

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Classic Theories of Intelligence

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. The three-stratum theory of intelligence is a contemporary theory that proposes a single, overall ability that contains eight broad factors, each of which contains many more specific abilities. This theory was proposed by ______.

A. Charles Spearman

B. Louis Thurstone

C. John Carroll

D. James Cattell

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: More Contemporary Theories of Intelligence

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. According to Cattell, ______ intelligence is intelligence accumulated as a result of life experiences.

A. fluid

B. crystallized

C. marginal

D. majority

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: More Contemporary Theories of Intelligence

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. According to Cattell, ______ intelligence includes the ability to solve novel problems.

A. fluid

B. crystallized

C. marginal

D. majority

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: More Contemporary Theories of Intelligence

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Which of the following is TRUE regarding current editions of the Wechsler intelligence tests?

A. There are separate tests for three different populations: adults, children, and preschoolers.

B. There is a single test that is appropriate for all clients ranging from preschool age through adulthood.

C. There is a single test, and it is appropriate for adults only.

D. There are separate tests for five different populations: adults 65 and over, adults 35–64, adults under 35, children, and preschoolers.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Wechsler Intelligence Tests

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. The WISC is an appropriate test for a client who is ______ years old.

A. 68

B. 25

C. 11

D. 3

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Wechsler Intelligence Tests

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. The WAIS is an appropriate test for a client who is ______ years old.

A. 72

B. 4

C. 10

D. 14

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Wechsler Intelligence Tests

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. The WPPSI is an appropriate test for a client who is ______ years old.

A. 81

B. 13

C. 52

D. 4

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Wechsler Intelligence Tests

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. The Wechsler intelligence tests yield all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A. a single full-scale intelligence score

B. several index scores

C. about a dozen specific subtest scores

D. an age quotient score

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Wechsler Intelligence Tests

Difficulty Level: Medium

14. The index scores of the Wechsler intelligence tests, which correspond to the underlying factors in the test, include ______.

A. Verbal Comprehension and Perceptual Reasoning

B. Working Speed and Processing Memory

C. Fluid Intelligence and Crystalized Intelligence

D. Normative Quotient and Ipsative Sum

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Wechsler Intelligence Tests

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. The Wechsler index score that measures fluid reasoning, spatial processing, and visual-motor integration is the ______ Index.

A. Verbal Comprehension

B. Perceptual Reasoning

C. Working Memory

D. Processing Speed

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Wechsler Intelligence Tests

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. Which of the following is TRUE regarding the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales?

A. This test of intelligence has not been revised since the 1960s, and as a result, its content and normative groups have been widely criticized.

B. There are four separate versions of this test corresponding to four different age ranges.

C. Despite its misleading name, the Stanford-Binet was actually created by David Wechsler.

D. The test is to be administered face-to-face and one-on-one.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales--Fifth Edition

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. For the current editions of the Wechsler intelligence tests and Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, the mean score for full-scale IQ is ______.

A. 50

B. 75

C. 100

D. 125

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales--Fifth Edition

Difficulty Level: Medium

18. The WAIS features ______ factors, each of which yields an index score. The SB5 features ______ factors.

A. four; four

B. four; five

C. five; four

D. five; five

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Wechsler Intelligence Tests | Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales--Fifth Edition

Difficulty Level: Hard

19. The ______ is a recently developed test of intelligence that represents an attempt to measure IQ in a culturally fair way.

A. Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test-2

B. Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test

C. Halstead-Reitan

D. Flanagan Assessment of Globalism

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Additional Tests of Intelligence: Addressing Cultural Fairness

Difficulty Level: Easy

20. ______ is what a person can accomplish, while ______ is what a person has accomplished.

A. Intelligence; achievement

B. Achievement; intelligence

C. Scholastics; performance

D. Performance; scholastics

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Achievement Versus Intelligence

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. Honore receives psychological testing. Although her intelligence falls in the low average range, a discrepancy is still identified between her achievement and intelligence test scores (such that achievement falls significantly below expectations based on intelligence). This discrepancy will likely be the basis for a diagnosis of ______.

A. premenstrual dysphoric disorder

B. specific learning disorder

C. giftedness

D. intellectual disability

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Achievement Versus Intelligence

Difficulty Level: Medium

22. The WIAT is ______.

A. currently in its second edition

B. a lengthy neuropsychological test designed to localize neurologic damage following stroke

C. a recently developed intelligence test that involves no verbal instructions or responses, thus enhancing cultural fairness

D. an individually administered test of language, reading, writing, and mathematics achievement

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Wechsler Individual Achievement Test--Third Edition

Difficulty Level: Medium

23. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the WIAT?

A. The WIAT-III measures achievement in four broad areas.

B. The Oral Language Composite score is derived from the Pseudoword Decoding and Numerical Operations subtests.

C. The WIAT-III measures the broad areas of reading, math, written language, and oral language.

D. The WIAT-III can be administered to clients age 4–50 years.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Wechsler Individual Achievement Test--Third Edition

Difficulty Level: Hard

24. The ______ is a brief neuropsychological screening device that involves copying geometric shapes with pencil and paper, takes only about 6 min to administer, and is appropriate for any client above 3 years of age.

A. Bender-Gestalt II

B. Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery

C. Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery

D. Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Brief Neuropsychological Measures

Difficulty Level: Medium

25. The ______ is a thorough and lengthy battery of eight standardized neuropsychological tests.

A. Bender-Gestalt II

B. Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery

C. Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery

D. Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Full Neuropsychological Batteries

Difficulty Level: Medium

26. Dr. Young, a clinical psychologist, is conducting an assessment of a client who experienced a head injury in a car accident. She uses the Halstead-Reitan battery to determine impairment of the functioning of specific components or structures of the brain. Dr. Young is conducting ______ testing.

A. intelligence

B. neuropsychological

C. achievement

D. personality

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Full Neuropsychological Batteries

Difficulty Level: Medium

27. The ______ is a brief neuropsychological screening device that involves copying a single geometric figure with pencils of different colors, as well as a memory component in which clients are asked to reproduce the figure from memory after a delay.

A. Bender-Gestalt II

B. WPPSI-IV

C. NEO-PI-R

D. Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Brief Neuropsychological Measures

Difficulty Level: Medium

28. The ______ is a memory test that can be used to assess individuals who are suspected to have memory problems due to brain injury, dementia, or substance abuse.

A. WPPSI-III

B. WMS-IV

C. NEO-PI-R

D. RBANS

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Brief Neuropsychological Measures

Difficulty Level: Medium

29. When the Wechsler intelligence test scores are interpreted, which of the following best represents the sequence in which particular scores should be considered?

A. full-scale IQ score, index scores, and subtest scores

B. subtest scores, index scores, and full-scale IQ score

C. index scores, full-scale IQ score, and subtest scores

D. full-scale IQ score, subtest scores, and index scores

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Wechsler Intelligence Tests

Difficulty Level: Hard

30. The RBANS is a(n) ______.

A. IQ test for preschool-aged children

B. neuropsychological screener that focuses on a broader range of abilities than the Bender-Gestalt

C. achievement test

D. completely language-free test of intelligence

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Brief Neuropsychological Measures

Difficulty Level: Medium

Short Answer

1. Who created the concept of “g”?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Classic Theories of Intelligence

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. How are fluid and crystallized intelligence different from each other?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: More Contemporary Theories of Intelligence

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. What are the three Wechsler intelligence tests?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: More Contemporary Theories of Intelligence

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. What is the difference between intelligence and achievement?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Wechsler Intelligence Tests

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. The ______ is a lengthy battery of eight standardized neuropsychological tests used to identify people with brain damage.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Full Neuropsychological Batteries

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. What is the most commonly used neuropsychological screening measure among clinical psychologists?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Brief Neuropsychological Measures

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. Who created the three-stratum theory of intelligence?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: More Contemporary Theories of Intelligence

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. Aside from the Wechsler series of intelligence tests, what is the other major intelligence test?

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales – Fifth Edition

Difficulty Level: Easy

Essay

1. Compare and contrast the theories of intelligence proposed by Charles Spearman and Louis Thurstone.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Classic Theories of Intelligence

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Briefly describe the types of scores yielded by the Wechsler intelligence tests. What kind of model of intelligence do these scores endorse?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Wechsler Intelligence Tests

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. How do clinical psychologists test for a specific learning disorder?

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Achievement Testing

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Describe several differences between the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery (HRB) and the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery (LNNB).

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Full Neuropsychological Batteries

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Describe the Wechsler Memory Scale--Fourth Edition.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Wechsler Intelligence Tests

Difficulty Level: Medium