WISC-R
1.
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—Revised.
See under Wechsler Scales.
Wechsler Scales
[weks-ler] /ˈwɛks lər/
noun, Psychology.
1.
a group of intelligence tests, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) later revised (WAIS-R) the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) later revised (WISC-R) the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) and the Wechsler-Bellevue Scale, no longer used, all of which emphasize performance and verbal skills and give separate scores for subtests in vocabulary, arithmetic, memory span, assembly of objects, and other abilities.
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