3.2 WAIS-IV

3.2 WAIS-IV

WAIS-IV → INDEX SCALES & COMPOSITES

• verbal comprehension index scale

• perceptual reasoning index scale

• working memory index scale

• processing speed index scale

verbal comprehension index scale

• core subtests: similarities, vocabulary, information

• supplemental subtest: comprehension

perceptual reasoning index scale

• core subtests: block design, matrix reasoning, visual puzzles

• supplemental subtest: figure weights (16-69y), picture completion

working memory index scale

• core subtests: digit span, arithmetic

• supplemental subtest: letter-number sequencing (16-69y)

processing speed index scale

• core subtests: symbol search, coding

• supplemental subtest: cancellation (16-69)

WAIS-IV – BLOCK DESIGN → core subtest of

• perceptual reasoning

WAIS-IV – BLOCK DESIGN : examinee must

• recreate: → a red & white colored cubes provided, a model, or reproduce a model from an image presented in the stimulus booklet

• time limit to complete the task

WAIS-IV – BLOCK DESIGN is related to :

• reasoning & formation of nonverbal concepts

• general visuospatial intelligence

• fluid intelligence

• visual perception & organization

• simultaneous processing & visuomotor coordination

WAIS-IV SIMILATIES is a subtest of

• verbal comprehension

WAIS-IV – SIMILATIES → examinee must

• presented two words that represent common objects or concepts → describe how they are similar

The verbal comprehension (similarities) is designed to measure

• verbal concept formation & reasoning

• crystallized intelligence

• abstract reasoning

• auditory comprehension

• memory

• associative & categorical thinking

• distinction between nonessential & essential features & verbal expression

WAIS-IV DIGIT SPAN (Forward) is a subtest of

• Working memory

WAIS-IV – DIGIT SPAN (FORWARD) : examinee must

• read a sequence of numbers & recalls the numbers in the same order.

WAIS-IV – DIGIT SPAN (FORWARD) involves/measures

• Rote learning & memory

• attention span

• encoding & auditory processing

WAIS-IV DIGIT SPAN (BACKWARDS) is a core subtest of

• Working memory

WAIS-IV DIGIT SPAN (BACKWARDS) → examinee must

• read a sequence of numbers & recalls the numbers in reverse order

WAIS-IV DIGIT SPAN (BACKWARDS) involves/measures

• working memory

• transformation of information

• mental manipulation & visuospatial imaging

WAIS-IV DIGIT SPAN (SEQUENCING) is a core subtest of

• Working Memory

WAIS-IV DIGIT SPAN (SEQUENCING) → examinee must

• read a sequence of numbers & recalls the numbers in ascending order.

WAIS-IV DIGIT SPAN (SEQUENCING) : involves/ measures

• working memory & mental manipulation although the demands are much higher for this processing

WAIS-IV MATRIX REASONING is a core subtest of

• Perceptual Reasoning

WAIS-IV MATRIX REASONING → examinee must

• views an incomplete matrix or series & selects the response option that completes the matrix or series

WAIS-IV MATRIX REASONING → involves/ measures

• fluid intelligence

• board visual intelligence

• classification & spatial ability

• knowledge of part-whole relationships

• simultaneous processing

• perceptual organization

WAIS-IV VOCABULARY is a core subtest of

• Verbal Comprehension

WAIS-IV – VOCABULARY → the examinee must

•  defines words that are presented visually & orally

WAIS-IV – VOCABULARY : involves/measures

• word knowledge & verbal concept formation

• crystallized intelligence

• fund of knowledge

• learning ability

• long-term memory & degree of language development (comprehension and expression)

WAIS-IV – ARITHMETIC is a core subtest of

• working memory

WAIS-IV – ARITHMETIC → examinee must

• mentally solves a series of arithmetic problems in a time limit

WAIS-IV – ARITHMETIC involves/measures

• mental manipulation

• concentration

• attention

• short- and long-term memory

• numerical reasoning ability

• mental alertness

• sequential processing

• fluid

• quantitative

• logical reasoning.

WAIS-IV – SYMBOL SEARCH is a core subtest of

• Processing speed

WAIS-IV – SYMBOL SEARCH → the examinee must

• scans a search group & indicates whether one of the symbols in the target group matches in a limited time.

WAIS-IV – SYMBOL SEARCH involves/measures

• processing speed

• short-term visual memory

• visual-motor coordination

• cognitive flexibility

• visual discrimination

• psychomotor speed

• speed of mental operation

• attention & concentration

WAIS-IV – VISUAL PUZZLES is a core subtest of

• Perceptual Reasoning

WAIS-IV – VISUAL PUZZLES → examinee must

• views a completed puzzle & selects three response options that, when combined, reconstruct the puzzle in a limited time.

WAIS-IV – VISUAL PUZZLES → involves/measures

• nonverbal reasoning & the ability to analyze & synthesize abstract visual stimuli,

• visual

• perception

• broad visual intelligence

• fluid intelligence

• simultaneous processing

• spatial visualization & manipulation & the ability to anticipate relationships among parts

WAIS-IV – INFORMATION is the core subtest of

• Verbal Comprehension

WAIS-IV – INFORMATION → examinee must

• Answers questions that address a broad range of general knowledge topics

• It designed to measure an examinee’s ability to acquire, retain & retrieve general factual knowledge topics

WAIS-IV – INFORMATION → involves/measures

• crystallized intelligence & long-term memory, verbal perception, comprehension & expression.

WAIS-IV – CODING is the core subtest of

• Processing speed

WAIS-IV – CODING → examinee must

• copies symbols that are paired with numbers within a specified time limit

WAIS-IV – CODING → involves/measures

• processing speed

• short-term visual memory

• learning ability

• psychomotor speed

• visual perception

• visual-motor coordination

• visual scanning ability

• cognitive flexibility

• attention

• concentration

• motivation

WAIS-IV – LETTER-NUMBER SEQUENCING is a supplemental of

• Working memory

• 16-69y

WAIS-IV – LETTER-NUMBER SEQUENCING → examinee must

• read a sequence of numbers & letters & recalls the numbers in an ascending order & the letters in alphabetical order

WAIS-IV – LETTER-NUMBER SEQUENCING → involves/measures

• sequential processing

• mental manipulation

• attention

• concentration

• memory span

• short-term auditory memory

• information processing

• cognitive flexibility

• fluid intelligence

WAIS-IV – FIGURE WEIGHTS → is a supplemental of

• Perceptual Reasoning

• 16-69y

WAIS-IV – FIGURE WEIGHTS : the examinee must

• views a scale with missing weights & selects the response option that keeps the scale balanced in a limited time

WAIS-IV – FIGURE WEIGHTS → involves/measures

• quantitative reasoning tasks involve reasoning processes that can be expressed mathematically, emphasizing inductive or deductive logic.

WAIS-IV – COMPREHENSION → supplemental of

• Verbal Comprehension

WAIS-IV – COMPREHENSION: the examinee must

• answers questions based on their understanding of general principles & social situations

WAIS-IV – COMPREHENSION is designed to measure

• measure verbal reasoning & conceptualization

• verbal comprehension & expression

• the ability to evaluate & use past experience

• the ability to demonstrate practical knowledge & judgement

• crystallized intelligence

• knowledge of conventional standards of behavior

• social judgement,

• long-term memory & common sense

WAIS-IV – CANCELLATION → supplemental of

• Processing speed

• 16-69y

WAIS-IV – CANCELLATION → examinee must

• scans a structured arrangement of shapes & marks target shapes within a specified time limit

WAIS-IV – CANCELLATION → involves/measures

• visual selective attention

• vigilance

• perceptual speed

• visual motor ability

WAIS-IV – PICTURE COMPLETION → supplemental of

• Perceptual Reasoning

WAIS-IV – PICTURE COMPLETION → examinee must

• views a picture with an important part missing & identifies the missing part in a limited time

WAIS-IV – PICTURE COMPLETION → involves/measures

• visual perception & organization

• concentration & visual recognition of essential details of objects

WAIS - IV Record form