Wechslern.
/ˈwɛkslə/ Psychology.
Used attributively or as adj. in connection with various intelligence tests devised by Wechsler (and in use since 1939), esp. the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale, the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC), and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). Also absol.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > test of mental ability > [noun]
psychometric test1889
mental test1890
Binet-Simon test1910
alpha test1918
Stanford–Binet1918
Wechsler1942
the mind > mental capacity > psychology > developmental psychology > acquisition of knowledge > test of mental ability > test rating > [noun] > graded measurement > type of scale
Binet–Simon scale1910
T scale1922
Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale1942
stanine1945
Guttman scale1950
1942 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 55 608 The Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale, an individual scale adapted to ages 10–60 and consisting of 5 verbal and 5 performance-tests, with vocabulary-test as alternate.
1954 A. Anastasi Psychol. Testing xii. 306 Two scales for measuring ‘general intelligence’, namely, the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.
1954 A. Anastasi Psychol. Testing xii. 306 One of the primary objectives of the Wechsler-Bellevue is to provide an intelligence test suitable for adults.
1961 New Scientist 16 Mar. 665/3 Special psychological tests, including the well-known Wechsler Memory Scale, were employed to assess memory.
1970 Jrnl. Gen. Psychol. July 69 The tasks of the Wechsler..are not composed of stimuli all of the same degree of structuredness either.
1981 D. Statt Dict. Human Behav. 129 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, one of the most widely used intelligence tests for adults, combining performance and verbal ability testing.
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