Dr. Meyer completes a WAIS-IV assessment of his patient, George. George performs well above average on the Block Design and Matrix Reasoning subtests, and well below average on the Symbol Search and Coding subtests. Dr. Meyer is most likely to conclude that George

A. has an average Full-Scale IQ.
B. is high in mathematical abilities, but has a below-average vocabulary.
C. is high in perceptual reasoning abilities, but low in processing speed.
D. is low in verbal abilities, but high in the amount of information he can keep in mind at one time.


Answer: C

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