What is the WAIS-IV?
Measure of adult intelligence and cognitive abilities for ages 16-90
What Subtests make up the Verbal Comprehension section for the WAIS-IV?
Similarities, Vocabulary, Information
What subtests make up the Perceptual Reasoning section of the WAIS-IV?
Block Design, Matrix Reasoning, Visual Puzzle
What subtests make up the Working Memory section of the WAIS-IV?
Digit Span, Arithmetic
What subtests make up the Processing Speed section of the WAIS-IV?
Symbol Search and Coding
What is the WISC-V?
Measure for identifying intellectual disabilities for ages 6-16
- evaluates cognitive processing
- strengths and weaknesses
- assessing for giftedness
- assessing impact of brain injuries
What are the 3-tiers of the WISC-V scoring protocol?
- Full scale IQ (all subtests) + Primary Index scales
- Ancillary Index Scales
- Complementary Index Scales
How do you find the FSIQ on WISC-V?
it is the sum of the 7 subtest scaled scores
What are the 7 main subtests that go into the FSIQ on the WISC-V?
- Similarities
- Vocabulary
- Block Design
- Matrix Reasoning
- Figure Weights
- Digit Span
- Coding
What are the 4 main Concepts of the FSIQ in the WISC-V?
- Most reliable score
- Good predictor of important life outcomes
- considered most representative of global intelligence (g)
- traditionally 1st score considered during interpretation
what are the 5 main indices that go into FSIQ in the WISC-V?
- Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI)
- Visual Spatial Index (VSI)
- Fluid Reasoning Index (FRI)
- Working Memory Index (WMI)
- Processing Speed Index (PSI)
What 4 Subtests go into the VCI of the WISC-V?
1) Similarities
2) Vocabulary
3) Information
4) Comprehension
What 2 Subtests go into the VSI of the WISC-V?
1) Block Design
2) Visual Puzzles
What 4 Subtests go into the FRI of the WISC-V?
1) Matrix Reasoning
2) Figure Weights
3) Picture Concepts
4) Arithmetic
What 3 Subtests go into the WMI of the WISC-V?
1) Digit Span
2) Picture Span
3) Letter-Number Sequencing
What 3 Subtests go into the PSI of the WISC-V?
1) Coding
2) Symbol Search
3) Cancellation
What is the point of Ancillary Index Scales on the WISC-V?
- Derived from combinations of primary subtests, or primary&secondary subtests.
- Provides additional info about the child’s cognitive abilities & WISC-V Performance
What are the 5 Ancillary Index indices?
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Auditory Working Memory
- Nonverbal
- General Ability Index
- Cognitive Proficiency
What is the WMS-IV?
It is the Wechsler Memory Scale for ages 16-90
What are the 4 main indices of the WMS-IV?
- Immediate Memory Index (IMI)
- Delayed Memory Index (DMI)
- Visual Memory Index (VMI)
- Auditory Memory Index (AMI)
what is the supplemental index on the WMS?
Visual Working Memory Index
What 4 subtests go into Immediate Memory Index on the WMS?
- Designs I
- Visual Reproduction I
- Logical Memory I
- Verbal Paired Associates I
What 4 subtests go into Delayed Memory Index on the WMS?
- Designs II
- Visual Reproduction II
- Logical Memory II
- Verbal Paired Associates II
What 2 subtests go into Visual Memory Index on the WMS?
- Designs
2. Visual Reproduction
