(WISC-V) UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC V) - CORRECT ANSWER -A
standardized test designed to measure intelligence in children.
Definition of Intelligence - CORRECT ANSWER - The capacity to act purposefully, to
think rationally, and to deal effectively with his (or her) environment.
WISC (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) - CORRECT ANSWER - A series of
intelligence tests for children, with versions released in 1949, 1974, 1991, 2003, and 2014.
WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) - CORRECT ANSWER - A series of
intelligence tests for adults, with versions released in 1955, 1981, 1997, and 2008.
Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) - CORRECT ANSWER - An overall score derived from multiple
subtests that reflects a person's general cognitive ability.
Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI) - CORRECT ANSWER - Measures crystallized
intelligence; the child's ability to access and apply acquired knowledge.
Visual Spatial Index (VSI) - CORRECT ANSWER - Measures the child's ability to
evaluate visual details and understand visual spatial relationships.
Fluid Reasoning Index (FRI) - CORRECT ANSWER - Measures the child's ability to
detect underlying conceptual relationships among visual objects.
Working Memory Index (WMI) - CORRECT ANSWER - Measures the child's ability to
register, maintain, and manipulate visual and auditory information.