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Appendix A
CHC Narrow Ability Definitions and Task
Examples CHC BROAD ABILITY (code)
CHC Narrow Ability (code) Definition Task Example
FLUID REASONING (Gf)
Induction (I) The ability to observe a phenomenon and discover the underlying principles or rules that determine its behavior.
An examinee is presented with a certain pattern of related stimuli and must select one of several stimuli that would complete or continue the pattern.
General Sequential Reasoning (RG) The ability to reason logically, using known premises and principles.
An examinee is presented with an incomplete logic puzzle and must deduce the missing components following careful analysis of the presented stimuli.
Quantitative Reasoning (RQ) The ability to reason, either with induction or deduction, with numbers, mathematical relations, and operators.
An examinee is presented with an incomplete series of related numbers and must select the number(s) that best completes the series.

CHC BROAD ABILITY (code)
CRYSTALLIZED INTELLIGENCE (Gc)
General Verbal Information (K0) The breadth and depth of knowledge that ones culture deems essential, practical, or otherwise worthwhile for everyone to know.
An examinee must provide specific responses to questions of general factual information (e.g., In what direction does the sun set?)
Language Development (LD) General understanding of spoken language at the level of words, idioms, and sentences.
Language development is an intermediate category between Gc and more specific-related abilities (e.g., lexical knowledge). It is a label for all language abilities.
Lexical Knowledge (VL) Extent of vocabulary that can be understood in terms of correct word meanings.
An examinee must provide oral definitions for words of increasing difficulty.

CRYSTALLIZED INTELLIGENCE (Gc) continued
Listening Ability (LS) The ability to understand speech. An examinee is required to point to pictures or manipulate objects as per the direction of the examiner.
Communication Ability (CM) The ability to use speech to communicate ones thoughts clearly.
An examinee is required to generate stories from visual and verbal cues.
Grammatical Sensitivity (MY) Awareness of the formal rules of grammar and morphology of words in speech.
An examinee must correctly label the parts of speech contained in a sentence and/or correct those parts of speech that are utilized incorrectly.

DOMAIN-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE (Gkn)
Geography Achievement (A5) Range of geography knowledge. An examinee must identify capitals of countries around the world.
General Science Information (K1)
Range of scientific knowledge (e.g., biology, physics, engineering, mechanics, electronics).
An examinee must correctly respond to questions demonstrating general knowledge of basic scientific ideas or facts (e.g., What is the largest planet in our solar system? What is the ozone layer?)
Knowledge of Culture (K2)
Range of knowledge about the humanities (e.g., philosophy, religion, history, literature, music, and art).
An examinee must correctly respond to questions about music, art, literature, etc. (e.g., What is one of da Vincis most famous paintings?)

DOMAIN-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE (Gkn) (continued)
Mechanical Knowledge (MK) Knowledge about the function, terminology, and operation of ordinary tools, machines, and equipment.
This narrow ability is not measured by any current cognitive or neuropsychological battery; therefore, no task example is provided.
Foreign Language Proficiency (KL)
Similar to language development, but in another language.
Knowledge of Signing (KF) Knowledge of finger spelling and signing. This narrow ability is not measured by any current cognitive or neuropsychological battery; therefore, no task example is provided.

DOMAIN-SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE (Gkn) (continued)
Skill in Lip Reading (LP)
Competence in the ability to understand communication from others by watching the movements of their mouths and expressions.
Knowledge of Behavioral Content (BC)
Knowledge or sensitivity to nonverbal human communication/interaction systems.
An examinee is asked to identify various feelings expressed in pictures of people (e.g., happy, sad, angry, etc.)

QUANTITATIVE KNOWLEDGE (Gq)
Mathematical Knowledge (KM) Range of general knowledge about mathematics, not the performance of mathematical operations or the solving of math problems.
An examinee is asked the meaning of diameter.
Mathematical Achievement (A3) Measured (tested) mathematics achievement.
An examinee is asked to solve the problem
7265 using paper and pencil.

READING AND WRITING (Grw-R)
Reading Decoding (RD) The ability to identify words from text. An examinee is required to accurately pronounce a list of nonsense words.
Reading Comprehension (RC) The ability to understand written discourse.
An examinee is required to read a short passage and respond to questions about the passage.
Reading Speed (RS) The rate at which a person can read connected discourse with full comprehension.
An examinee is asked to read a list of short statements silently and as quickly as possible and indicate whether each statement is true or false.

READING AND WRITING (Grw-W) (continued)
Spelling Ability (SG) The ability to spell words. An examinee spells a series of increasingly difficult orally presented words.
English Usage Knowledge (EU) Knowledge of the mechanics of writing (e.g., capitalization, punctuation, and word usage).
An examinee corrects sentences with respect to capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and usage errors.
Writing Ability (WA) The ability to use text to communicate ideas clearly.
An examinee is given a starting stimulus and must write a well-organized story that adheres to the structural rules of writing (e.g., examinee starts a new paragraph when he or she presents a new idea).
Writing Speed (WS) The ability to copy or generate text quickly.
An examinee writes simple sentences corresponding to cues (e.g., words, pictures) as quickly as possible.

SHORT-TERM MEMORY (Gsm)
Memory Span (MS) The ability to maintain information, maintain it in primary memory, and immediately reproduce the information in the same sequence in which it was represented.
An examinee is presented with a series of numbers or words and must repeat them orally in the same sequence as presented.
Working Memory Capacity (MW) The ability to direct the focus of attention to perform relatively simple manipulations, combinations, and transformations of information within primary memory while avoiding distracting stimuli and engaging in strategic/controlled searches for information in secondary memory.
An examinee is presented a series of numbers and words in a mixed-up order and is then required to reorder and say the complete list of numbers first in order followed by the words in order.

LONG-TERM STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL (Glr)
Associative Memory (MA) The ability to remember previously unrelated information as having been paired.
An examinee is presented with a set of visual stimuli paired with nonsense words and must correctly identify the nonsense word that had been presented with a certain visual stimulus.
Meaningful Memory (MM) The ability to remember narratives and other forms of semantically related information.
An examinee is presented with a short story and must retell the story as accurately as possible immediately following a single presentation.
Free Recall Memory (M6) The ability to recall lists in any order. An examinee is presented with a series of objects and, after the series is presented, must recall the objects in any order.
Naming Facility (NA) The ability to rapidly call objects by their An examinee names pictures of names. common

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