Child Psychology Exam Prep

Category - Child Psychology

Which of the following was not a valid criticism of the original WISC, eventually leading to the development of subsequent versions of the test?
  1. Some of the items were potentially discriminatory against certain subgroups of the population.
  2. There are additional areas of intellectual functioning that the test could have tapped into but didn’t.
  3. The test provided little, if any, helpful clinical information other than a verbal, performance, and overall IQ score which a simpler written intelligence test could do equally well.
  4. The test could be likened in some ways to a “dinosaur,” worthy of “extinction” because it was not fully in keeping with current theories about intelligence and had outrun its usefulness.
Explanation
Answer: C - Even the earliest version of the WISC provided the skilled clinician with a wealth of information, not only about the child’s intelligence level, but many aspects of individual personality that would be very useful in differential clinical diagnosis . On the other hand, the potential discriminatory nature of some of the items, overly limited view of the concept of intelligence, and inconsistencies with current theories were all valid criticisms.
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