Abstract
The most frequently used memory battery in clinical neuropsychology is the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS), developed by Wechsler in 1945 and recently revised. The original test has two parallel forms (Form I and Form II), but Form I is more commonly used and has been studied more. The two forms have sufficient parallel-form reliability to be clinically interchangeable. WMS was designed to obtain a memory quotient (MQ) similar to the intelligence quotient (IQ). An MQ 12 points below the IQ has been suggested as an indication of memory impairment (Prigatano, 1978). Factor analysis has disclosed the existence of three different factors loading the WMS: (1) short-term verbal learning, (2) attention/concentration, and (3) orientation (Larrebee, Kane, & Schunck, 1983).
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Ardila, A., Rosselli, M., Puente, A.E. (1994). Memory. In: Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Spanish Speaker. Critical Issues in Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1453-8_4
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