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WAIS Assessment Practice Questions and
Answers
Which subtests were removed from the WAIS-IV that were on the WAIS-III? - ANSWER✔✔-Object
Assembly and Picture Arrangement.
Necessary testing materials that do not come with the WAIS include - ANSWER✔✔-stopwatch, extra
pencils without erasers, clipboard, my own pen or pencil for recording responses, and extra paper for
taking notes.
The Army Performance Scale Examination included these subtests - ANSWER✔✔-Picture Completion,
Picture Arrangement, Digit Symbol, and Object Assembly
While administering the test, the tone of conversation should be - ANSWER✔✔-natural, pleasant, and
professional.
To maintain rapport while giving testing instructions, - ANSWER✔✔-read the instructions verbatim, but
don't bury your head in the Manual while doing so.
In establishing rapport with the examinee, you may tell him or her, - ANSWER✔✔-"Most test takers find
some questions easy and some questions quite difficult."
You may not tell an examinee, - ANSWER✔✔-"you got that answer correct, nice work."
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To preserve the balance of maintaining rapport and getting necessary clinical information, it is best to -
ANSWER✔✔-record the examinee's responses verbatim, but using abbreviations when possible.
When recording responses, don't do this: - ANSWER✔✔-Tell the examinee to wait just a few minutes
while you very carefully write down every single word that is said.
What may cause a disruption in the rapport between examiner and examinee? What might be done to
correct it? - ANSWER✔✔-If the examinee is terribly frustrated with a particular subtest, he or she may
become disinterested in the testing. The examiner may need to give the examinee extra encouragement
or a break before continuing testing.
How can an examiner establish rapport with an examinee who is terribly shy? - ANSWER✔✔-More time
may need to be spent developing a relationship with the examinee prior to beginning testing.
Reverse rule - ANSWER✔✔-enables examiners to go back to easier items if the first set of items causes
difficulty
Use the reverse rule in this case - ANSWER✔✔-If a perfect score is not obtained on either of the first two
items administered
In the reverse rule, continue the reversal procedure until - ANSWER✔✔-the examinee obtains perfect
scores on two consecutive items
Reversal rules are used in these Verbal Comprehension and Working Memory subtests - ANSWER✔✔-
Similarities, Vocabulary, Arithmetic, Information, and Comprehension.
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WAIS Assessment Practice Questions and
Answers
Which subtests were removed from the WAIS-IV that were on the WAIS-III? - ANSWER✔✔-Object
Assembly and Picture Arrangement.
Necessary testing materials that do not come with the WAIS include - ANSWER✔✔-stopwatch, extra
pencils without erasers, clipboard, my own pen or pencil for recording responses, and extra paper for
taking notes.
The Army Performance Scale Examination included these subtests - ANSWER✔✔-Picture Completion,
Picture Arrangement, Digit Symbol, and Object Assembly
While administering the test, the tone of conversation should be - ANSWER✔✔-natural, pleasant, and
professional.
To maintain rapport while giving testing instructions, - ANSWER✔✔-read the instructions verbatim, but
don't bury your head in the Manual while doing so.
In establishing rapport with the examinee, you may tell him or her, - ANSWER✔✔-"Most test takers find
some questions easy and some questions quite difficult."
You may not tell an examinee, - ANSWER✔✔-"you got that answer correct, nice work."
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To preserve the balance of maintaining rapport and getting necessary clinical information, it is best to -
ANSWER✔✔-record the examinee's responses verbatim, but using abbreviations when possible.
When recording responses, don't do this: - ANSWER✔✔-Tell the examinee to wait just a few minutes
while you very carefully write down every single word that is said.
What may cause a disruption in the rapport between examiner and examinee? What might be done to
correct it? - ANSWER✔✔-If the examinee is terribly frustrated with a particular subtest, he or she may
become disinterested in the testing. The examiner may need to give the examinee extra encouragement
or a break before continuing testing.
How can an examiner establish rapport with an examinee who is terribly shy? - ANSWER✔✔-More time
may need to be spent developing a relationship with the examinee prior to beginning testing.
Reverse rule - ANSWER✔✔-enables examiners to go back to easier items if the first set of items causes
difficulty
Use the reverse rule in this case - ANSWER✔✔-If a perfect score is not obtained on either of the first two
items administered
In the reverse rule, continue the reversal procedure until - ANSWER✔✔-the examinee obtains perfect
scores on two consecutive items
Reversal rules are used in these Verbal Comprehension and Working Memory subtests - ANSWER✔✔-
Similarities, Vocabulary, Arithmetic, Information, and Comprehension.
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