Abilities n such
Assessments
Ye Olde Rating Scales
WILDCARD
Theories of learning & behavior
100

the ability to reason, whether with induction or deduction, with numbers, mathematic relations, and operations

What is quantitative reasoning?

100

WISC-V Picture Span

Which subtest assesses visual working memory?

100

A scale that requires parents or teachers to rate a student on frequency of behaviors associated with depression or anxiety assess

What are internalizing problems?

100
Subtests that require an examinee to read nonsense word assess these skills

What are word decoding skills?

100

the founder of behaviorism who conducted the famous "Little Albert" experiment, which demonstrated classical conditioning

Who is John B Watson?

200

the ability to direct the focus of attention to perform relatively simple manipulations, combinations, and transformations of information within primary memory

What is working memory?

200

WISC-V Similarities

Which subtest assesses reasoning with language?

200

A scale that requires parents or teachers to rate a student on frequency of behaviors associated with conduct problems or hyperactivity assess

What are externalizing problems?

200

Subtests that require an examinee to read a list of words as quickly as possible assess

What is word recognition fluency?

200

a behavior that is automatically elicited by a stimulus

What is the unconditioned stimulus?

300

the ability to store, consolidate, and retrieve information over periods of time measured in minutes, hours, days, and years

What is long-term memory?

300

WISC-V Figure Weights

Which subtest assesses reasoning with quantity?

300

A scale that requires parents or teachers to rate a student on frequency of behaviors associated with lack of initiation or lack of planning assess

What are executive functions?

300

This assessment WOULD NOT contribute to identifying dyslexia

What is reasoning with language?

300

He developed the Law of Effect, which states that behaviors that are followed by positive consequences are more likely to be repeated

Who is Edward Thordike?

400

The ability to detect and meaningfully process sounds

What is auditory processing?

400

WAIS-IV Arithmetic

Which subtest assesses auditory working memory?

400

a scale that requires parents or teachers to rate a student on frequency of behaviors associated with performing daily living skills assesses

What is adaptive behavior?

400

this is NOT a common concern addressed by a psychoeducational assessment

What are familial relationships?

400

The process by which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus through repeated pairings

What is operant conditioning?

500

The ability to recognize and manipulate sounds in language

What is phonological processing?

500

WJ-IV Letter-Pattern Matching

Which subtest assesses processing speed?

500

While this assessment may come in handy when identifying a student with autism it WOULD NOT contribute to identifying an intellectual disability.

What is a social skills rating scale?

500

the ability to quickly name aloud a series of familiar items

What is rapid automized naming (RAN)?

500

It is NOT a common reinforcement strategy used in behavior assessment

What is punishment?