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WPPSI
[wip-see] 
–noun
| Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence. |
See under Wechsler Scales.
Wechsler Scales
[weks-ler] –noun Psychology.
| 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. |
Origin:
named after David Wechsler (1896–1981), Romanian-born U.S. psychologist, who developed them
named after David Wechsler (1896–1981), Romanian-born U.S. psychologist, who developed them
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