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What is included in the Verbal Comprehension Index?

1. Visual Puzzles and Figure Weights

2. Similarities and Information

3. Coding and Cancellation

4. Block Design and Matrix Reasoning

The correct answer is: Similarities and Information

The Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI) is a measure used in various intelligence assessments, particularly in the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. It specifically evaluates an individual's verbal reasoning abilities, including their understanding of language, knowledge acquisition, and verbal concept formation. The inclusion of Similarities and Information in the VCI reflects the types of cognitive processes relevant to verbal understanding and language skills. Similarities assesses the ability to contrive conceptual connections between different words or ideas, testing the depth of understanding and reasoning related to verbal information. Information taps into general knowledge and the breadth of what a person has learned through experience and education. The other options include tasks that evaluate non-verbal reasoning or visual-spatial abilities, which are not a focus of the Verbal Comprehension Index. Tasks like Visual Puzzles, Coding, and Block Design assess different domains of cognitive functioning and would thus fall under indices other than VCI.