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Working Memory Index

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Freedom from Distractibility (WISC-III); WAIS; WMI; Working Memory Scale (WAIS-IV)

Definition

The Working Memory Index (WMI) is a score derived from the administration of selected subtests from the third and fourth edition Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC). The WMI is designed to provide a measure of a person's ability to attend to information presented verbally, manipulate that information in short-term immediate memory, and then formulate a response.

Current Knowledge

Wechsler Intelligence Scales: The WAIS and WISC are two of the most widely used tests to assess general intellectual ability in adults aged 16 years or above (WAIS) and children aged 6–16 years (WISC). Since the original development of these scales (WAIS, 1955; WISC, 1949), both tests have been revised on several occasions. The most recent revisions were published in 2003 (WISC-IV) and 2008 (WAIS-IV).

History: Until recently, one of the most prominent...

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  1. British Columbia Mental Health and Addiction Services University of British Columbia, PHSA Research and Networks, Suite 201, 601 West Broadway, V5Z 4C2, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Rael T. Lange

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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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Lange, R.T. (2011). Working Memory 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_1076

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