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verbal reasoning from wisc iv #94339 02/08/11 11:08 AM
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 133 L lulu OP Member
OP lulu Member L Joined: May 2009 Posts: 133	Just curious here as to how well DS may do in a verbal reasoning test. Can someone tell me which parts of the wisc iv have most in common with verbal reasoning?

Re: verbal reasoning from wisc iv lulu #94372 02/09/11 03:50 AM
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OP lulu Member L Joined: May 2009 Posts: 133	I thought so too at first, but then wondered as the vocabulary, comprehension and info parts seem to be related to language usage which is not quite what I'm after.

Re: verbal reasoning from wisc iv lulu #94688 02/14/11 11:58 AM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 92 Stow, MA A Aimee Yermish Member
Aimee Yermish Member A Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 92 Stow, MA	The WISC basically conflates "verbal" with "crystallized knowledge," and "perceptual" with "fluid reasoning." It's one of the things I think is weak about the test. Is that what you're getting at?

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