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David Wechsler

<p>Measures an adult&rsquo;s intellectual ability</p>


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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale | Third Edition

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale®, Third Edition (WAIS®-III) is an advanced measure of cognitive ability for adults.

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			<p>The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale&reg;, Third Edition (WAIS&reg;-III) is an advanced measure of cognitive ability for adults.</p>

			<h3>Benefits</h3>

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				<li>WAIS&ndash;III scales have been co-normed with the WMS&reg;&ndash;III to help you examine the important relationship between intellectual functioning and memory.</li>
				<li>Administration time was reduced, and supplementary subtests were added to increase diagnostic utility.</li>
				<li>WAIS&ndash;III has extended floors for most subtests, enhancing specificity in testing individuals who have lower cognitive functioning.</li>
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			<h3>Features</h3>

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				<li>Item content, artwork, and materials have been improved and updated.&nbsp;</li>
				<li>Extensive item bias analyses were performed to eliminate biased items.</li>
				<li>Enlarged visual stimuli make the items easier for examinees with decreased visual acuity.</li>
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			<h3>Validity, Clinical Studies</h3>

			<p>Validation studies include correlations between WAIS&ndash;III and WMS&ndash;III, WAIS&ndash;R, WISC&ndash;III,&reg; WIAT,&reg; <em>Stanford Binet&mdash;Fourth Edition</em>, and <em>Raven&#39;s Progressive Matrices</em>. WAIS&ndash;III (and WMS&ndash;III) clinical group studies included adults with clinical diagnoses of mental retardation, hearing impairments, reading disabilities, math disabilities, attention-deficit disorder, schizophrenia, closed-head injury, chronic alcoholism, Huntington&#39;s chorea, Korsakoff&#39;s syndrome, Parkinson&#39;s disease, and Alzheimer&#39;s disease.</p>
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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale | Third Edition

WAIS-III

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