Wechsler Memory Scale IV
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Please help in writing about the Wechsler Memory Scale IV. I need to know current research using the instrument, the uses with culturally diverse individuals,the validity and reliability, what is measured and what the results mean.
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Wechsler memory scale IV
1. Current research:
i)shown to be useful in identifying malingering of memory impairment
ii) most widely used in forensic settings, elderly population particularly to identify dementia
iii) currently most popular memory assessment tool - over 50% of psychologist use it
iv) useful to identify memory issues in TBI (traumatic brain injury patients)
v) useful to identify memory deficits with PTSD patients
Refer to Langeluddecke, P. M., & Lucas, S. K. (2003). Quantitative measures of memory malingering on the Wechsler Memory ...
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