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Questions and Answers
What does the Picture Concepts subtest measure?
What does the Picture Concepts subtest measure?
- General knowledge topics
- Recreating designs with blocks
- Word knowledge and verbal concept formation (correct)
- Verbal concept formation and reasoning
What does the Digit Span subtest measure?
What does the Digit Span subtest measure?
- Word knowledge and verbal concept formation
- Working memory (correct)
- General knowledge topics
- Verbal concept formation and reasoning
What does the Matrix Reasoning subtest measure?
What does the Matrix Reasoning subtest measure?
- General knowledge topics
- Perceptual reasoning (correct)
- Verbal concept formation and reasoning
- Word knowledge and verbal concept formation
What is the purpose of the Letter-Number Sequencing task in cognitive assessment?
What is the purpose of the Letter-Number Sequencing task in cognitive assessment?
What is the PSI Coding task in cognitive assessment?
What is the PSI Coding task in cognitive assessment?
What is the purpose of the Cancellation task in cognitive assessment?
What is the purpose of the Cancellation task in cognitive assessment?
What does the Vocabulary subtest assess?
What does the Vocabulary subtest assess?
What does the Block Design subtest measure?
What does the Block Design subtest measure?
What does the Digit Span subtest require the child to do?
What does the Digit Span subtest require the child to do?
What does the Symbol Search subtest measure?
What does the Symbol Search subtest measure?
What does the Cancellation subtest measure?
What does the Cancellation subtest measure?
What does the PSI Coding subtest measure?
What does the PSI Coding subtest measure?
Study Notes
Cognitive Assessment Subtests
Picture Concepts Subtest
- Measures categorization and fluid reasoning abilities
Digit Span Subtest
- Measures working memory and attention
- Requires the child to repeat a sequence of numbers in the same order as presented
Matrix Reasoning Subtest
- Measures nonverbal fluid reasoning and problem-solving abilities
Letter-Number Sequencing Task
- Purpose: to assess working memory and attention
- Involves rearranging numbers and letters in a specific sequence
PSI Coding Task
- Purpose: to assess processing speed and visual-motor skills
- Measures the ability to quickly and accurately copy a sequence of symbols
Cancellation Task
- Purpose: to assess selective attention and visual scanning skills
- Measures the ability to quickly and accurately identify and cancel specific targets
Vocabulary Subtest
- Assesses verbal comprehension and knowledge of vocabulary
Block Design Subtest
- Measures spatial visualisation, visual-motor skills, and problem-solving abilities
- Involves using blocks to recreate a design or pattern
Symbol Search Subtest
- Measures processing speed, visual scanning, and attention
- Involves quickly and accurately identifying specific symbols
PSI Coding Subtest
- Measures processing speed, short-term memory, and visual-motor skills
- Requires quickly and accurately copying a sequence of symbols
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Description
Test your child's verbal comprehension abilities with this quiz that focuses on the Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI) subtests of Similarities, Vocabulary, and Comprehension. See how well they can form concepts, reason, define words, and answer questions based on given information.
