Test Review

摘要

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) is an individually administered measure of cognitive ability for individuals aged 16 years, 0 months to 90 years, 11 months. Although administration may be completed by trained technicians, it is stressed in the Administration and Scoring Manual that interpretation should always be completed by professionals with sufficient training in assessment and experience with standardized clinical instruments (Wechsler, 2008). Published by Pearson in 2008, the developers of the WAIS-IV endeavored to provide comprehensive and updated developmental norms, improve psychometric properties and clinical utility, and enhance the user-friendliness of the measure. Increased emphasis was also placed on the theoretical constructs of working memory, processing speed, and fluid reasoning (Lichtenberger & Kaufman, 2009).