Psychology: Wechsler intelligence scales: practice question

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Sample item

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale yields

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Verbal and performance IQ components, with a deviation IQ

The Wechsler scales provide full-scale IQ as a deviation IQ with a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 15, with verbal and performance subscales in the older versions. The ratio IQ of mental age over chronological age was used in the early Stanford-Binet. The scale does not measure personality.

Option by option

  • A. Mental age divided by chronological age

    The ratio of mental to chronological age is the classical IQ formula.

  • B. Personality traits

    Personality traits are measured by other inventories.

  • C. Verbal and performance IQ components, with a deviation IQ (correct)

    Correct. WAIS gives verbal and performance components and a deviation IQ.

  • D. Social quotient only

    Social quotient is from the Vineland scale.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is C, Verbal and performance IQ components, with a deviation IQ. The Wechsler scales provide full-scale IQ as a deviation IQ with a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 15, with verbal and performance subscales in the older versions.

Why is "Mental age divided by chronological age" not the answer?

The ratio of mental to chronological age is the classical IQ formula.

Why is "Personality traits" not the answer?

Personality traits are measured by other inventories.

Why is "Social quotient only" not the answer?

Social quotient is from the Vineland scale.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Psychology: Wechsler intelligence scales in Psychiatry. The ratio IQ of mental age over chronological age was used in the early Stanford-Binet. The scale does not measure personality.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

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