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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale — (WAIS) is a general test of intelligence (IQ), published in February 1955 as a revision of the Wechsler Bellevue test (1939), a battery of tests that is composed from subtests Wechsler adopted from the Army Tests (Yerkes, 1921).Wechsler defined… … Wikipedia
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children — The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), developed by David Wechsler, is an intelligence test for children between the ages of 6 and 16 inclusive that can be completed without reading or writing. The WISC generates an IQ… … Wikipedia
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale — Wechs·ler Adult Intelligence Scale weks lər n an updated version of the Wechsler Bellevue test having the same structure but standardized against a different population to more accurately reflect the general population abbr. WAIS Wechsler David… … Medical dictionary
Intelligence — For other uses, see Intelligence (disambiguation). Human intelligence Abilities and Traits Abstract thought Communication · … Wikipedia
WECHSLER, DAVID — (1896–1981), U.S. psychologist. Born in Lespedi, Romania, he was taken to the United States in 1902. He was chief psychologist, Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital (1932–66). He was also clinical professor of the NYU College of Medicine (1942). He was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Wechsler — is a German word meaning exchanger (from , (ex)change ).Wechsler (or Wexler) may refer to: * Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale * Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children * Wexler (crater), a lunar impact crater * Mount Wexler, United… … Wikipedia
Intelligence quotient — IQ redirects here. For other uses, see IQ (disambiguation). Intelligence quotient Diagnostics An example of one kind of IQ test item, modeled after items in the Raven s Progressive Matrices test … Wikipedia
scale — 1. A standardized test for measuring psychological, personality, or behavioral characteristics. SEE ALSO: score, test. 2. SYN: squama. 3. A small thin plate of horny epithelium, resembling a fish s., cast off from the skin … Medical dictionary
Wechsler, David — ▪ American psychologist born January 12, 1896, Lespedi, Romania died May 2, 1981, New York, New York, U.S. American psychologist and inventor of several widely used intelligence tests (intelligence test) for adults and children.… … Universalium
Wechsler — David Wechsler David Wechsler (12 janvier 1896, Lespezi, Roumanie 2 mai 1981, New York) était un psychologue. Il a développé trois tests d intelligence normalisés couramment utilisés en Amérique du Nord : le Wechsler Bellevue Intelligence… … Wikipédia en Français
