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Perceptual Reasoning Index

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The Perceptual Reasoning Index (PRI) is one of four derived indices from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 4th edition (WISC-IV; Wechsler, 2003). Its primary purpose is to examine nonverbal fluid reasoning skills (i.e., the mental operations used to examine novel problems, organize thoughts, examine rules and logical relationships, and create and test solutions). Additionally, the PRI provides a direct assessment of cognitive processesincluding visual perception, visual-motor integration, visuospatial processing and coordination, and, to a lesser extent than its predecessor, mental/manual quickness and efficiency. The PRI is derived from a child’s performance on three core subtests: Block Design, Picture Concepts, and Matrix Reasoning, and emphasizes reasoning in solving the kinds of problems that are not taught in school. It is one of four composite scores that contribute to the overall index of global intellectual ability, the Full Scale IQ...

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  1. Laboratory for Neurocognitive and Imaging Research, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 1750 E. Broadway, 3rd Floor, 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Lauren R. Dowell

  2. Department of Neuropsychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 1750 E. Fairmount Avenue, 21231, Baltimore, MD, USA

    E. Mark Mahone

  3. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA

    E. Mark Mahone

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  1. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Professor of Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry Virginia Commonwealth University – Medical Center Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VCU, 980542, Richmond, Virginia, 23298-0542, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation Research Center, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, 07052, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – New Jersey Medical School, New Jersey, USA

    John DeLuca

  4. Independent Practice, 564 M.O.B. East, 100 E. Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood, PA, 19096, USA

    Bruce Caplan

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Dowell, L.R., Mahone, E.M. (2011). Perceptual Reasoning Index. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_1582

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