The Picture Absurdities Subtest of the SB-5 Was Designed to Measure

question 98

Multiple Choice

The Picture Absurdities subtest of the SB-5 was designed to measure

• A) nonverbal problem solving on matters not culturally bound.
• B) ability to see patterns and relationships and spatial orientation.
• C) sorting of information into short-term or long-term memory.
• D) skills and knowledge acquired by formal and informal education.

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Definitions:

Semantic System

A cognitive system responsible for storing information about words, their meanings, and the relationships between them.

Basal Ganglia

A group of structures in the brain involved in coordinating movement and reward.

Procedural Memory

A skill memory or the memory of a highly practiced behavior.

Interference

A phenomenon in which the learning of new information hampers the retrieval of older information.