Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Fifth Edition.
WAIS-5 (WAIS-V)
- What it measures
- general intelligence (FSIQ); verbal comprehension; visual-spatial; fluid reasoning; working memory; processing speed
- Length and format
- 10 primary + 10 secondary subtests (20 total); 5 primary index scores, 15 ancillary indexes, 13 process scores. examiner-administered cognitive subtests (verbal, visual-spatial, fluid-reasoning, memory, speeded) scored 0/1 or timed (performance/ability test)
- Language versions
- New (2024); English (US) released first; UK/ANZ and other-language adaptations in progress (expected to follow the WAIS-IV roll-out path)
- Normative data
- No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
- Licence
- copyrighted - commercial
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- Reference
- Wechsler, D. (2024). Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Fifth Edition (WAIS-5). Bloomington, MN: Pearson.
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