You want to administer an intelligence test to a 15-year-old who has significant performance problems in school to determine if there is a potential cognitive cause. What is the most appropriate test option?

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Stanford-Binet is the best option for testing a teenager who has significant performance problems in school. The WAIS-III is designed for individuals from age 16 to 89. The WISC-IV test is a children's intelligence test. However, since this evaluation is related to performance problems, a test with a lower floor and higher ceiling (the Stanford-Binet) is more suitable, as it can better assess both very low and very high IQ scores.

You Want to Administer an Intelligence Test to a 15-Year-Old