45. The WISC was designed to be a(n) __________ of the WAIS.
a. upward extension
b. nonverbal form
c. downward extension
d. alternate form
46. Validity information for what the text calls “brief tests of intelligence” tends to concentrate
on ______.
a. factor analysis
b. content validity
c. showing a high correlation with lengthier measures of intelligence
d. showing a low correlation with lengthier measures of intelligence
47. Which is a major difference between items in memory scales, such as the WMS, and
intelligence scales, such as WAIS?
a. The memory scales use items that have no conceptual difficulty.
b. The memory scales use items that re untimed.
c. The memory scales use items that are entirely visual.
d. The memory scales use items that are entirely verbal.
48. The main reason for some movement toward the use of briefer tests of intelligence seems to
be ______.
a. the greater reliability of the briefer tests
b. the greater validity of the briefer tests
c. demands for increased efficiency in the health care field
d. interest in getting correlations with personality
49. Which type of content found in individually administered intelligence tests is usually NOT
found in group administered mental ability tests?
a. vocabulary
b. short-term memory
c. arithmetic reasoning
d. verbal relations
50. Which is NOT one of the major tests in the ACT Assessment?
a. English
b. Reading
c. Nonverbal
d. Mathematics
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