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David Wechsler

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale&reg; - Fifth UK Edition (WAIS&reg;-5 UK) is the most advanced adult measure of cognitive ability, based on recent research cognitive neuroscience and the theories and work of David Wechsler, PhD. <br />
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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale | Fifth UK Edition

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Fifth UK Edition (WAIS-5 UK) is the most advanced adult measure of cognitive ability. It is an individually administered clinical instrument for assessing the intelligence of examinees ages 16–90+ 

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The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Fifth UK Edition (WAIS-5 UK) is the most advanced adult measure of cognitive ability. It is an individually administered clinical instrument for assessing the intelligence of examinees ages 16–90+.

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Overview

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			<h3>Overview</h3>

			<p>The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale&reg;, Fifth Edition (WAIS-5<sup>&nbsp;UK</sup>), the most comprehensive and reliable assessment of cognitive ability now features reduced administration time, updated norms, improved clinical utility, and improved user experience.</p>

			<p>As an added benefit, WAIS-5<sup>&nbsp;UK</sup>&nbsp;has been co-normed with WMS-5 to increase the precision of IQ and memory comparisons.</p>

			<h3>Features and benefits</h3>

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				<li>New later start points for those suspected of intellectual giftedness
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					<li>Decreased testing time</li>
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				<li>New index scores for examinees with expressive or motor problems
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					<li>Improved interpretive clarity</li>
					<li>Measure of ability not confounded by expressive language or motor problems</li>
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				<li>Separate visual spatial and fluid reasoning indexes
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					<li>Purer measure of both constructs</li>
					<li>Improved interpretive clarity</li>
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				<li>Comprehensive measurement of working memory
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					<li>Auditory, visual, spatial, capacity, and focus of attention</li>
					<li>Task that mimics real-world rate of speech</li>
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				<li>New quantitative reasoning index
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					<li>Strong indicator of general intelligence and predictor of academic and career success</li>
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				<li>New crystallised and fluid expanded index scores
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					<li>Broader measures of the two cornerstones of intelligence</li>
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						<h4>Stay in the know</h4>

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale | Fifth UK Edition

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