Overview of Wechsler Intelligence Tests

[@odd_shoes]

I did the WAIS4 about three years ago as I have a brain injury causing a lot of problems associated with all the bullet points in the bottom boxes. I found them quite stressful, especially the block design, which did unfortunately make me cry. I had three hours of tests in total, 2 hours then 1 hour. Tbh, I don't know why they didn't do 3x1 hour sessions. They weren't testing my overall IQ so I wasn't told that score but I did a get a detailed breakdown of my sores on the subtests. I scored much worse than they expected me to, compared to averages from other people with similar problems/brain damage to me. I had another neurology test recently, which has given me the 'go-ahead' to have brain surgery. Exciting to me as I have been wanting and waiting for years, but probably terrifying to most people, especially my family.

[@divinesaviour987]

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[@Sco_opman]

How are you now ?

[@candaceohara9916]

While this overview far surpasses my skill sets at present., I appreciate the how some very complex information is presented, conveyed, and made comprehensible for novices such as myself. I truly appreciate this upload.

[@firstreviewer8966]

Well, of course, thank you. I'm taking Psychological Testing at this time in college. We are studying Intelligent Tests of all kinds. One thing, in taking this class I have answered one question that has haunted me for years, "Am I Dumd." As I have always suspected the answer is "YES." Testing is a fascinating area of study, and you really have posted one of the best videos that I have watched. My thanks again and keep up the good works. FR

[@firstreviewer8966]

@X-Ray Crystallography You make some excellent points. My spelling of "Dumb" was supposed to get the attention. I am certainly interested in the methods of learning as it is connected to everyone's psyche, especially being dyslexic.

[@aarongarza4769]

@X-Ray Crystallography that’s not how IQ tests work. It’s not a knowledge test. It’s a test of mental abilities. You don’t practice for it.

[@_notsaf]

yikes. pretty sure answers yes for me too. who are these average people who get 100 odd where are they lol

[@candaceohara9916]

This lecture reviews the WAIS-III. The new WAIS-IV contains significant changes in comparison.

[@candaceohara9916]

The WAIS-IV, current version released in 2008, is composed of 10 core subtests and five supplemental subtests, with the 10 core subtests yielding scaled scores that sum to derive the Full Scale IQ. With the WAIS-IV, the verbal/performance scores from previous versions were removed (omissions) and replaced by index scores. The General Ability Index was included, which consists of Similarities, Vocabulary, and Information subtests from the Verbal Comprehension Index and Block Design, Matrix Reasoning, and Visual Puzzles subtests from the Perceptual Reasoning Index. WAIS-IV employs the multiple choice format more than WAIS-III or previous versions.

[@dr.greggrove4413]

I heard the story of an elderly psychiatrist, trained using the original Wechsler-Bellevue I test, that continued to use that test edition in his practice and didn't get each new revision, primarily because he had come to understand the test on a deep level and could draw comparisons between clients with ease. Ha!

[@AlexRoe-h5h]

What are the bullet points under Processing Speed Index?

[@dr.donitam.lester1947]

Excellent! You made this fun to learn about. This only thing is your (picture) of you blocked the view of the (last) box under (processing speed index) box. Thank you.:)

[@focus1649]

That's REALLY helpful. Thanks very much, sir.

[@ganimelife7470]

This is where IQ versus youtubers get their info

[@rockking05]

Is it possible for a person to do " poorly " on a Iq test if they get nervous or feel so uncomfortable to where they cannot " stay focus " ? I often perform better whenever I`m feeling relaxed and not under stress.

[@siddiqakayani3329]

john cobain yes this happens because if you are under stress your brain area which process all these things (i dont remember the parts name exactly you may google) is all blocked by stress

[@vilagracia]

It must interfere, i took the WAIS IV while suffering from a deep depression (existencial crisis) and being high all day (also during the test) and got a 137 Full-ScaleIQ. Although they told me i got many "excellent" marks on pretty much everything, my processing speed was just average while normally i was know by my close friends and family to be really fast and logical. My psychologist pointed that due to all the medication + drugs i was taking at the moment to paliate my depression affected really badly on my score on that field, as it did on the memory test (above average but nothing especial)

[@Bellg]

@@vilagracia Textbook humble bragging here. So in other words, if you hadn't been high as a kite and depressed you would have gotten an ever better score? Wow, congratulations I suppose... but I fail to see how this anecdote adds anything of value to the question the other person asked.

[@waterunder3718]

@@Bellg omggg lmaoooo you called him out

[@kruszonika5348]

You can tell from scores that the person who did the test was stressed or something like that. Some parts of the test are designed to measure that things.

[@danishquamar1430]

Excellent demonstration and explanation..

[@hastihast4380]

Thank you for your time sharing your knowledge

[@3rl0y]

Great vid, but why do you put yourself ON TOP of the picture? We can't read what's under the bottom right corner.

[@randalthor8483]

low iq

[@mdarrenu]

High IQ, low awareness

[@onlypsychology277]

THE WECHSLER SCALES OF INTELLIGENCE Wechsler consistently defined intelligence as "the aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally and to deal effectively with his environment" (Wechsler, 1958, p. 7). He also emphasized that intelligence involved more than intellectual ability, although "the capacity to do intellectual work is a necessary and important sign of general intelligence" (Wechsler, 1958, p. 12). General intelligence or, more precisely, intelligent behavior depends on such variables as "persistence, drive, energy level, etc." (Wechsler, 1949, p. 5). Beginning in the 1930s, David Wechsler, a psychologist at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, conceived a series of elegantly simple instruments that virtually defined intelligence testing in the mid- to late twentieth century. Origins of the Wechsler Tests: Wechsler began work on his first test in 1932, seeking to devise an instrument suitable for testing the diverse patients referred to the psychiatric section of Bellevue Hospital in New York (Wechsler, 1932). In describing the more reading imojo.in/Wechsler

[@ejectorerector]

jeffrey tambor is teaching me about weschler intelligence scale

[@DanielVanderveen-q5f]

Awesome video dude; a huuuuge help!

[@scottjackson163]

On that one about the similarities between a lake and a mountain, is the test looking for a statement that they are both geographic features? Because that’s all that comes to mind for me.

[@rjfrancisco7646]

That is exactly what came to mind except that I was thinking of the specific word "geographical" instead of "geographic". I honestly couldn't think of any other similarities aside from that.

[@Rebecca146]

Hi, do you know approximately how long it takes for one to complete either the original WAIS-IV or the short version? I've looked everywhere for an answer but haven't been able to find one. Thanks!

[@danielkinikini2190]

Rebecca146 Hey Rebecca, the prime average time to complete the WAIS-IV is about 3 hours. It really depends on many factors like if the test taker takes longer to respond to each test. Hope that helps.

[@Rebecca146]

Thanks a lot!

[@waterunder3718]

@@danielkinikini2190 how accurate is it I mean everyone is smart In something

[@vaibhavanandsharma88]

Thank you for the video. Love from India,

[@aniruddhatapdiya349]

Good job. Nicely explained

[@toddboothbee1361]

We can remember 7 digit phone numbers because we the first three are usually a string of a set of digits beginning a number in a geography. We actually remember about 4, as neuroscience seems to demonstrate. My performance on the Wais was "suspiciously" inconsistent: very high on some subtests, low average on others. Nerves and a disorder called pathological mind wandering (daydreaming) and extreme social anxiety, both of which probable symptoms of ptsd, ruined my focus. (That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it.) I'm in the arts, highly successful and innovative, so my IQ score is irrelevant. Interesting, though, when in graduate school, I took an official advanced Raven progressive matrices as part of a study and scored in the 99.8%ile. Perhaps this was because I found the test interesting and absent someone putting all his or her attention on me while I performed.

[@Matheus16905]

This suspicious inconsistency is called assynchronous development: if you're very high verbally, for instance, maybe you're low in some other cluster.

[@grpanth1890]

​@@Matheus16905are there any benefits in this? Or how do i deal with it

[@ItsByel20]

Até hoje eu não entendi oque é full scale iq, alguma boa alma brasileira poderia explicar?

[@lizaminasyan9255]

Thank I so much for this simple useful video, now I got the basic understanding for this test, I have a question I would be happy if I get an answer: there is WAIS-IV test and there is K-WAIS-IV test Is there difference between them? Is that K is related to Korean only?

[@dusakm]

Nicely done, thanks :)

[@PepperNeo]

Whats a 3 point similaritie between mountain and lake?

[@asmoncat5049]

What are the mathenatical abilities?

[@OleTange]

How does Wechsler deal with people who do not understand English? They may be world class poets in their native toungue, but not speak a single word of English?

[@thetajsidhu]

Different test for different languages

[@DzakiDwitama]

is this the fifth revision of wisc? or is it the previous revision?

[@fatimazahraahyaoui7327]

Is there a website to take the WAIS test please?

[@palithavasisht2925]

You might want to mention that this the structure of WAIS 3 and most recent one that is the 4th version has a few changes, despite love the details and info given

[@ginnymay8965]

I did this test about a month ago now.. I think.. and I got my results (also about a month ago.. probably more than that by now.. I’m not too sure) but I just wanted to understand the test a bit more coz the person who tested me she is a psychologist.. and what she said didn’t really make much sense.. and I’m trying to read over the results but still having troubles understanding what it means..

[@seonggihun5069]

Lol

[@dwoh4345]

good short video shared with some friends who like pschyometrics

[@Erdemasen]

I entered the test thrice on the first I scored 140 on the second I scored 126 on the third i scored 136 i am a bit bamboozled by this can you clarify if this is normal for the fluctuations to happen ,the tests took 2 months appart.

[@2kfunky746]

It's definitely normal to have fluctuations in IQ, because there are factors that could influence a higher or lower score. For instance, stress from work, tiredness from partying, or nervousness from taking the test. Usually, IQ tests have a standard confidence interval attached to the subsections, or if not, you can't find it by taking the 90% probability range from the bell curve distribution. A score from 140-126 isn't really all out of the ordinary. It's very rare that would happen, but nothing that would signal a deficiency in the test, or something like a concussion/brain damage.

[@kalkithekilla2290]

maybe you where sleepy?

[@initkamal]

Hello Sir, How can I get Malin’s Intelligence Scale.

[@nayaracarvalho9028]

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[@haydegutierrez8420]

Thank you!! Very informative but the background noise in your home is annoying.

[@fesalvehbi6511]

I’m fascinated with this I found it so easy and my score is above 120 Iq. However I’m a big fan of the national iq test on tv and my score is around 111 to 115. Very conflicting results. Personally I think the national Iq test is accurate 100000 people take it and the results of mean seems valid.

[@gyansudhaeducationalseries9834]

Good explanation

[@jamestaggert4361]

hello Hitman!

[@toddboothbee1361]

Is this a test of convergent thinking and compliant attitude? What sort of unimpaired people produce wildly different scores, well ranging what be predicted by standard deviation?

[@roseb2105]

is low average a fancy way of saying stupid

[@SapientSpaceApe]

Calling someone with an IQ above 130 a genius seems like a bit of a stretch. I know plenty of people in that IQ range. Gifted perhaps, but I always thought you'd need to have an IQ of around 145 before the word "genius" gets thrown around.

[@thenextshenanigantownandth4393]

I know people with IQ s of 140 and they're idiots. Trump apparently has an IQ of 158, despite clearly having the intelligence of a gold fish .

[@thenextshenanigantownandth4393]

@Jewels Star star germ or whatever your name is. IQ tests don't measure intelligence they measure what we think is intelligence . Intelligence is such a complex multifaceted thing that trying to measure it will ultimately fail. I would have never guessed you were irish because no irish person says that lol.

[@thenextshenanigantownandth4393]

@Jewels Star Lol Alright. I honestly thought your user name said Ringo star at first glance .

[@thenextshenanigantownandth4393]

@Jewels Star Sorry to hear that. I had no intention of calling you ringo, but it's not a terrible name :P I originally thought you might be a Irish american or an Irish person imitating what an american thinks an irish person is like. I'm on antibiotics so i'm drained.

[@thenextshenanigantownandth4393]

Also to the original commenter. Genius just means someone with extraordinary intellectual abilities. Not all of these abilities can be measured with an IQ test.

[@clearlyanartistanimations6915]

157 F-S.I.Q. here.

[@stepbrostv7379]

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