The Psychological Assessment Blog

Feel free to tell us about any research you have been doing related to psychological testing or tell us about any good psychological assessment related books you may have read. If you’d like, why not post what you feel are your favorite psychological test interpretation guides, or any interesting testing related resources you may have found on the internet. Feel free to register on the right hand column, or alternatively send your thoughts or questions to toddfinnerty@toddfinnerty.com (or tweet them to @DrFinnerty http://twitter.com/DrFinnerty)

The makers of the Wechsler Memory Scale are offering you a chance to register to win a free external hard drive now through December 31, 2008- no purchase is necessary since I just registered to win one myself. I suppose its an amusing metaphor for memory.

http://pearsonassess.com/hai/Forms/Clinical/WMS-IVForm.aspx?CampaignCode=WMSIVJW

I love that the WAIS-IV is being marketed as “Join the revolution!” Its funny that a google search for Join the Revolution in quoteas has over 808,000 hits. Amusingly, Ron Paul seems to be well represented in the results. I don’t really dare ask- is he actually advocating a revolution or is he just looking to IQ test America with the WAIS-IV? Theres also a site at http://www.yesyoucanchangetheworld.com Where you can “Become Part of an International Movement to Make the World a Better Place!” I didn’t dare look too much further on that site though, apparently there is also a “Snowflake revolution” at http://www.snowflakerevolution.com apparently having something to do with snowflaking for debt reduction- I should probably come back to this one and actually read it a little more maybe Apparently the revolution has begun already and even Fran Drescher is there before me: http://www.cancerschmancer.org/articles/23/1/JOIN-THE-REVOLUTION/Page1.html

…and if you want to read a more serious blog go nuts: http://www.intelligencetesting.blogspot.com/ but from the look of it you may want to leave your Che Guevara t-shirt at home.

Apparently you should sign up today to join the WAIS-IV revolution now particularly since it offers such an amazing sea change from those revolutions that have gone before: WISC-IV and WPPSI-IV.

Is anyone else amused by the marketing?

Anyway, you can check out the specs for the WAIS-IV at http://www.WAIS-IV.com

How long will you wait before switching over to the newest version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (IQ test)? A kit is only just a little over $1,000 and will get you started with 25 record forms! I don’t see  eBay being flooded with the WAIS-III kits from people upgrading just yet, but there are a few. As of right now there is a WAIS-III with no bids with an opening bid of just $99.

I recommend sellers only sell to people with adequate credentials that can be verified and don’t try to buy an IQ test unless you’re qualified to administer and interpret it.

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