Psychology Assessment
Autor: Mia Gutierrez • November 27, 2016 • Essay • 584 Words (3 Pages) • 668 Views
The WAIS – IV, the most current version of IQ testing and which replaced the WAIS-III in 2008, is the most current intelligence test and there are four index scores, two verbal and two performance, representing major components of intelligence. The WAIS III full scale IQ testing was composed of a Verbal IQ component and a Performance IQ component. Within the Verbal testing component there are two subsets index; Verbal Comprehension Index and Working Memory Index. The Performance IQ component is composed of Perceptual Reasoning Index and Processing Speed Index.
Verbal Comprehension Index measures general verbal skills, such as fluency, ability to understand and use verbal reasoning, and verbal knowledge. It is based on both formal and informal educational opportunities,
Working Memory Index assesses ability to memorize new information, hold it in short-term memory, concentrate, and manipulate that information to produce some result or reasoning processes. “The WMI subtests were designed primarily to assess the constructs involved in the initial registration and holding of information (sometimes referred to as short-term memory) and the mental manipulation of information that is being held in mind, often referred to as working memory” (Lichtenberg & Kaufman, 2012, p. 235).
Perceptual Reasoning Index measures one’s ability to use information gained through the senses, particularly visual and the ability to make sense of that information quickly, using them to make judgments about the world or act accordingly. People with high Perceptual Reasoning seem to make good engineers, actors, designers, analysis and programmers.
Processing Speed Index assesses skills focusing attention and quickly scanning, discriminating between, and sequentially ordering visual information. “It requires persistence and planning ability, but is sensitive to motivation, difficulty working under a time pressure, and motor coordination too” (Lichtenberg & Kaufman, 2012, p. 251). It is related to reading, mathematical, and memory skills as well.
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