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The original WAIS (Form I) was published in February 1955 by David Wechsler, Chief Psychologist at Bellevue Hospital (1932–1967) in NYC, as a revision of the Wechsler–Bellevue Intelligence Scale released in 1939. [2] It is currently in its fifth edition (WAIS-5), released in 2024 by Pearson. It is the most widely used IQ test, for both ...
The British NART was re-standardized in 1991 to enable calculation of predicted IQ on the newer WAIS-R [4] and again in 2016 to provide premorbid estimates on the most recent WAIS-IV. [5] There are two versions of the NART devised for use in North America; both feature a modified word list and re-standardization of predicted IQ.
Based on The Boston Process Approach to assessment, in order to examine the role of memory in Digit-Symbol-Coding performance, WAIS-III (but not WAIS-IV [5]) contains an optional implicit learning test: after the Digit Symbol-Coding test paired and free recall of the symbols is assessed. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Cubes and a target pattern used in the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale test. A block design test is a subtest on many IQ test batteries used as part of assessment of human intelligence. It is thought to tap spatial visualization ability and motor skill. The test-taker uses hand movements to rearrange blocks that have various color patterns on ...
[9] [citation needed] Verbal working memory is also thought to be one of the elements underlying intelligence (often referred to as IQ, meaning 'intelligence quotient'); thus, the digit span task is a common component of many IQ tests, including the widely used Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). Performance on the digit span task is also ...
Developed for use with English-speaking patients aged 16 to 89 years, [1] WTAR is a “hold” test, a type of neuropsychological test that relies on abilities thought to be unaffected by cognitive decline associated with neurological damage.
The Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) is a neuropsychological test designed to measure different memory functions in a person. Anyone ages 16 to 90 is eligible to take this test. The current version is the fourth edition (WMS-IV) which was published in 2009 and which was designed to be used with the WAIS-
The WIAT-III US was standardised on 3,000 students and adults aged 4–19:11. Linking studies were carried out with the WAIS-IV, WISC-IV, WPPSI-III, WNV, and DAS-II with correlations ranging from .60-.82. Special group studies include those with learning difficulties in reading, writing and math, expressive language disorder and mild ...