Full Scale IQ

Lange, Rael T.

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Full Scale IQ

Rael T. Lange⁵

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FSIQ; Full scale intelligence quotient

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The Full Scale IQ is a score derived from administration of selected subtests from the Wechsler Intelligence Scales designed to provide a measure of an individual’s overall level of general cognitive and intellectual functioning. It is a summary score derived from an individual’s performance on a variety of tasks that measure acquired knowledge, verbal reasoning, attention to verbal materials, fluid reasoning, spatial processing, attentiveness to details, and visual-motor integration.

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Wechsler Intelligence Scales (WIS): The WIS family of tests are some of the most widely used test batteries to assess general intellectual ability in adults aged 16 years or higher (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; WAIS), children aged 6–16 years (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; WISC), and children aged 2–7 years (Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence; WPPSI). Since the original development of these...

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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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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
Kessler Foundation Research Center, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, 07052, USA
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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
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Lange, R.T. (2011). Full Scale IQ. 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_1549

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