Briefly describe the types of scores yielded by the Wechsler intelligence tests. What kind of model of intelligence do these scores endorse?
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The Wechsler intelligence tests yield a single full-scale intelligence scale, four or five index scores (based on the four or five underlying factors of the test), and about a dozen specific subtest scores. The presence of scores of these various levels suggests that the tests employ a hierarchical model of intelligence.
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