Compare and contrast the Wechsler Scales of Intelligence with one other individual test of
intelligence.
What will be an ideal response?
In terms of graduate training, instructors are increasingly providing equal training time
for the Wechsler Scales and the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery
(WJ-R). Both the Wechsler Scales and WJ-R assess verbal and performance abilities;
however, the latter instrument is more heavily influenced by information processing
theory. For example, it contains specific scales that assess long-term memory
functioning, as well as verbal and auditory processing. Although both are used to
identify children with learning problems, the WJ-R may be a more sensitive assessment.
That is, while five children with learning problems may score the same on the Wechsler
Scales (e.g., all with similar, low IQ scores), they may show considerable variability in
functioning on different subscales of the WJ-R. These data may help better inform
educational interventions to meet the needs of individual children.
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Three-year-old Tara knows that she is a girl and her baby brother is a boy. Tara has acquired
a. gender constancy. c. gender stability. b. gender identity. d. gender typicality.
Laughter and anger both appear around 6 months of age.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
After falling on the ice and breaking three of her ribs, Kathleen is having trouble with ADLs. Which of the following is an example of an ADL?
a. bathing b. dusting c. paying bills d. preparing meals
A person who would like to make his or her wishes known regarding the extent to which "heroic measures" should be taken to maintain his or her life in the event of irreversible illness or injury should:
a. make arrangements for hospice care b. contact a medical doctor to enter a "assisted suicide pact" c. hire an attorney to draw up a living will d. make arrangements for palliative care