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Warrington's Face/Word Recognition TestWarrington's Face/Word Recognition Test task No definition submitted yet
Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of IntelligenceWechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence task The WASI meets the demand for a reliable, brief measure of intellectual ability in clinical, educational and research settings for ages 6 to 89 years.



With parallel forms of WAIS-IIIUK and WISC-IIIUK subtests, it offers the clinician a means of reducing practice effects on repeat testing...
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-RevisedWechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised task a general test of intelligence, which Wechsler defined as, "... the global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his environment." In keeping with this definition of intelligence as an aggregate of mental aptitudes or abilities, the WAIS-R consists of 11 subtests divided into two parts, verbal and performance...
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale—RevisedWechsler Adult Intelligence Scale—Revised task used with adults ages 16 to 90 and measures cognitive ability using a core battery of 10 unique subtests that focus on four specific domains of intelligence: verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed...
Wechsler Memory Scale – Fourth EditionWechsler Memory Scale – Fourth Edition task Areas of Assessment



Updated Test Structure



The WMS-IV has had significant changes to the overall test structure. Based on feedback from customers, we are introducing four new subtests and modifying three existing subtests...
WISC-R MazesWISC-R Mazes task This task involves completing a series of increasingly complex mazes.
Wisconsin Card Sorting testWisconsin Card Sorting test task The participant is presented with stimulus cards with shapes on them. The cards differ in color of the shapes, number of the shapes, and the form of the shapes. The participant is asked to sort these cards into two piles...
wisdomwisdom concept accumulated philosophic or scientific learning. (from merriam-webster.com)
wordword concept something that is said; a speech sound or series of speech sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning usually without being divisible into smaller units capable of independent use; a written or printed character or combination of characters representing a spoken word...
word attackword attack task No definition submitted yet
word comprehensionword comprehension concept No definition submitted yet
word frequencyword frequency concept Disambiguation
word frequency (token)word frequency (token) concept is the number of times (typically per million) that the word appears in print (as estimated from a sizable corpus). Token frequency refers to the number of times the exact word (i.e. the token) appears in print.
word frequency (type)word frequency (type) concept is the number of times (typically per million) that the word appears in print (as estimated from a sizable corpus). Type frequency refers to the number of times a word type appears in print, where a word type includes multiple forms of the same word (e...
word generationword generation concept No definition submitted yet
Word generation taskWord generation task task No definition submitted yet
word identificationword identification task No definition submitted yet
word orderword order concept No definition submitted yet
word productionword production concept No definition submitted yet
word pronunciationword pronunciation concept No definition submitted yet
word recognitionword recognition concept the ability of a reader to recognize written words correctly and virtually effortlessly. (From http://www.nifl.gov/readingprofiles/MC_Word_Recognition.htm)
word repetitionword repetition concept No definition submitted yet
word-picture verification taskword-picture verification task task is an experimental paradigm where a picture of an object is presented along with either an auditory or written word and participants indicate whether the word and the picture refer to the same concept...
Word–picture verification taskWord–picture verification task task No definition submitted yet
working memoryworking memory concept active maintenance and flexible updating of goal/task relevant information (items, goals, strategies, etc.) in a form that resists interference but has limited capacity. These representations may involve flexible binding of representations, may be characterized by the absence of external support for the internally maintained representations, and are frequently temporary due to ongoing interference

working memory retrievalworking memory retrieval concept The process of accessing information that is maintained in working memory; the sub-process by which the contents of working memory are accessed.
working memory storageworking memory storage concept The maintenance of information of working memory; a sub-component of working memory that allows for contents of working memory to be retained.
writingwriting concept No definition submitted yet