Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) is an IQ test designed to measure intelligence and cognitive ability in adults and older adolescents.
| Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale | |
|---|---|
| ICD-9-CM | 94.01 |
| MeSH | D014888 |
The original WAIS (Form I) was published in February 1955 by David Wechsler and Chief Psychologist at Bellevue Hospital (1932–1967) in NYC as a revision of the Wechsler–Bellevue Intelligence Scale, released in 1939. It is currently in its fourth edition (WAIS-IV) released in 2008 by Pearson, with the fifth edition (WAIS-5) set to release in fall of 2024, and is the most widely used IQ test, for both adults and older adolescents, in the world.
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