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imanialler

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Which of the following is the controversy surrounding the WAIS-III?
 
  a) The WAIS-III was not designed for neuropsychological assessment, and therefore should not be used as such.
  b) The questions used in the WAIS-III are not detailed or varied enough to give an appropriate assessment.
  c) The test is not standardized and therefore unreliable.
  d) The concept of intelligence is flawed and therefore invalid.
  e) This test only gives results for intelligence, not impairment.

Question 2

What is a common problem for both the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery and the Halstead-Reitan Battery?
 
  a) Both are difficult to assess by the neuropsychologist and are very time consuming.
  b) Neither of these test batteries have any internal reliability.
  c) They both have difficulties discriminating individuals with psychiatric disorders from those with brain damage.
  d) Neither is used to assess a variety of human behaviours.
  e) Both a severely limited in their inability to identify laterality difficulties.



vickyvicksss

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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