Shipley-2 Wonderlic Tests

Shipley-2 & Wonderlic Tests Questions and Answers Test - Answer- Shipley-2 Shipley-2 Type of Test - Answer- Group intelligence test Shipley-2 Purpose - Answer- Assess General level of cognitive functioning in adults and adolescents.Shipley-2 Original Purpose - Answer- Originally designed as an index of intellectual deterioration, brain damage and illness. Poor performance in this capacity Shipley-2 Theory/Technique - Answer- 1. Based on theory that verbal skills (crystallized knowledge) are more resistant to changes due to cognitive deterioration whereas abstract reasoning ability (fluid reasoning) deteriorates first more rapidly.

• Therefore, a contrast in vocabulary and abstraction skills be indicative of cognitive

impairment

• Assumes verbal and abstract abilities start out approximately equal

Shipley-2 Population - Answer- 7 years to adult (89 years) Shipley-2 Utility - Answer- Excellent brief screening tests of intelligence used in educational, clinical, employment, and research settings

Shipley-2 Test Description - Answer- Two Subtests:

• Vocabulary: 40 M/C vocabulary items (select synonym), 10 minutes, Power test, Not

speeded

• Abstraction: 25 abstract reasoning items (completion), 12 minutes, Power test, Not

speeded *May substitute Block Patterns subtest for Abstraction Subtest

3. Block Pattern: nonverbal, M/C, 10 min.

Shipley-2 Scores - Answer- 1. Each subtest and the overall composite scores are standardized

• M=100, SD=15
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