SOME POSSIBLE WAYS OF SORTING OUT WISC-IV SCORES

[Tests will group themselves in various ways for different individuals.]

FSIQ

SI

VC

CO

(IN)

(WR)

BD

PCn

MR

(PCm)

DS

LN

(AR)

CD

SS

(CA)

Full Scale Intelligence Quotient

Major Scales

SI

VC

CO

(IN)

(WR)

DS

LN

AR

[PCn]

[PCm]

PCn

PCm

BD

MR

CD

SS

CA

Verbal  

Nonverbal/Perceptual

INDICES

SI

VC

CO

(IN)

(WR)

BD

PCn

MR

(PCm)

DS

LN

(AR)

CD

SS

Verbal Comprehension

Perceptual Reasoning

Working Memory

Processing Speed

GROUPS TO BE CONTEMPLATED IN GENERATING HYPOTHESES

SI

VC

WR

WR

CO

IN

IN

AR

[VC?]

PCn

PCm

BD

MR

Subtests emphasizing word meanings

Subtests emphasizing factual knowledge

Subtests emphasizing school acquired knowledge

Subtests with pictorial stimuli

Subtests with abstract designs

SI

CO

WR

WR

VC

IN

SI

VC

IN

IN

WR

CO

AR

CA

Verbal subtests emphasizing reasoning over knowledge

Verbal subtests emphasizing knowledge over reasoning

Verbal subtests with relatively short questions     

Verbal subtests with relatively long questions

Cancellation vigilance

SI

WR

AR

VC

IN

IN

VC

CO

DS F

DS B

LN

[AR?]

Verbal subtests with relatively short answers

Verbal subtests with relatively long answers

Memory Span