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neuropsychology.However,such assessments are being increasinglysubjected to critical review,particularly incourtroom settings.This means that psychologistsmay be challenged about the validity of theirtesting and interpretation strategies,often withwell-informed reference to the published literature.This necessitates that clinicians who use theWAIS-R and present formal reports on theirfindings are well-versed in the credentials of thetest.  \nIn this article,a broad range of studies thatbear on the usefulness of the WAIS-R inneuropsychological practice are reviewed.Neuropsychologists are well advised to becautious in the interpretation of WAIS-R profilesand to refer to base rate data before expressingopinions about abnormal performance.It is alsoimportant to ensure that WAIS-R findings are well-integrated with a client's neurological and ifehistory data.Although the courtroom is not thebest environment in which to determine the testingstrategies,the prospect of such scrutiny may atleast stimulate psychologists to maintain a healthyskepticism about their tests and measures.  \ncentral part of any neuropsychological assessmentis the evaluation of the client's ability to reason,think,andjudge,mental processes grouped togetherunder the rubric of intelligence.No measures of intelli-gence have been more successful in finding widespread usein clinical practice than those developed by David Wechsler.The Bellevue,which appeared in 1939,and the subsequentWechsler Adult Intelligence Scale(WAIS;Wechsler,1955),  \n# The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revisedin Clinical Neuropsychology Practice\n\nRobert G Knight  \nUniversity of Otago  \nwith the supporting monograph Measurement of Adult In-telligence(Wechsler,1939,1958),found immense favourwith clinical practitioners.The WAIS-Revised(WAIS-R)continued the tradition of test construction that emphasisedthe collection of norms based on a representative nationalsample,careful standardisation,and well-established psy-chometric credentials.The significance of the WAIS andWAIS-R in adult neuropsychology is attested to by theirprominence in reviews provided by both proponents offneuropsychological testing(Lezak,1994;Crawford,Parker,&McKinley,1992)and skeptics(Ziskin &Faust,1988)  \nAlthough testing occupies a central place in the prac-tice of psychology,this has not gone without challenge.Indeed there is evidence that the issues that face the psy-chological testing industry today,were debated by the Chi-nese over 2000 years ago(Bowman,1989;Matarazzo,1990).In the mid 1960's in the United States,attacks ontesting as an unscientific invasion of privacy culminated intwo Congressional inquiries,stimulated by reports that theMMPI was being misused as a means of selecting PeaceCorps volunteers.The case against testing and the defencemounted by the American Psychological Association(APA),were reported in detail in the American Psychologist of 1965.In the subsequent 30 years,concern about the improper useof testing in the public education system and in personnelselection in the US has resulted in legislative regulation oftesting in some States.An important outcome of attacks ontesting has been to focus on the accountability of testers andto stimulate the development of functional or skill-basedachievement tests,particularly in the education system.  \nMuch of the criticism of testing in human resources oreducational settings has been focused on the usefulness oftesting in the process of decision making.Until recently,the use of tests in clinical practice with individual clientshas largely escaped public scrutiny.This is primarily be-cause,as Matarazzo(1990)has contended,the administra-tion of tests in clinical practice has typically formed part ofan assessment procedure designed to determine how psy-chological treatment might benefit the client.Decisionstaken in the course of working with a client that ari","cbCaijBhEYD3A7K0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijBhEYD3A7K0","pdf",3964207,18,"English","# The WAIS-R in clinical neuropsychology practice\n## Courtroom challenges and interpretive validity\n## Review of studies on WAIS-R usefulness\n## Integration with neurological and life history data\n## Intelligence testing foundations and the WAIS/WAIS-R tradition\n## Historical challenges to psychological testing\n## Accountability and legal examination of test use\n## Selective forensic literature and courtroom implications","[{\"question\":\"Why does WAIS-R assessment face increasing review in legal settings?\",\"answer\":\"WAIS-R reports and interpretations are increasingly examined in court, where psychologists may be challenged about the validity of testing and interpretation strategies and the credentials of the test.\"},{\"question\":\"What guidance does the article give for interpreting WAIS-R profiles?\",\"answer\":\"Clinicians are advised to interpret WAIS-R profiles cautiously, refer to base-rate data before judging abnormal performance, and ensure WAIS-R findings are well 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