Essays Tagged: "Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale"

LifeSpan Development -Psychology side. 'Discuss some of the Psychological Changes that Occur During Old Age.'

elligence is measured by reading comprehension and vocabulary. Another test more widely used is the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale(WAIS), first designed by Wechsler in 1958. It consists of two sepa ...

(9 pages) 592 0 4.2 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Intelligence Testing

and performance of the test. There are numerous examples including the Stanford- Binet Test and the Wechsler Scales. The Wechsler Scales which were in fact developed without the use of factor analysis ... or analysis. The Scales were first produced in 1938 with regular updates the best example being the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale or WAIS . A computer version of this test is also available. A ver ...

(3 pages) 168 0 4.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Intelligence

s emphasized. A wide variety of intelligence tests, such as the Stanford-Binet test and the various Wechsler Intelligence Scales were developed on this basis.The work of Galton and his associates sign ... d-Binet Scale was considered as a standard IQ test by majority of people. However, some people like Wechsler found its content failed to assess adults or very young children, and therefore, the Wechsl ...

(8 pages) 205 0 3.7 Dec/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Reliability of WISC and WIAT

inking and reasoning skills, as assessed by the WISC-IV, are in the Average range.Ben was given the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test - (WIAT-II). His results are presented in the following table.T ...

(8 pages) 14 0 0.0 Sep/2011

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Reliability of WISC and WIAT

inking and reasoning skills, as assessed by the WISC-IV, are in the Average range.Ben was given the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test - (WIAT-II). His results are presented in the following table.T ...

(8 pages) 4 0 0.0 Sep/2011

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology