| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/005/5/14 |
| Title | The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPSSI) |
| Date | 1967-1971 |
| Extent | 1-Suitcase |
| Description | The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPSSI) by David Wechsler.
Materials include:
1-Picture Completion and Block Design (Cards 8-9-10)
1-Geometric Design Cards Arithmetic (Problems 1-2-3-4)
1-WPSSI Block Design Blocks
1-WPPSI Cylinders for Animal House
1-Animal House figured form board
Blank WPPSI Mazes form
Blank Geometric Design forms
Blank WPPSI Record Forms
1-British Supplement to the Manual of WPPSI (1971)
1-WPPSI Manual (1967)
Publisher: The Psychological Corporation
The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPSSI) while similar to the WISC in form and content, is a separate and distinct scale and is used to assess young (usually preschool children). The WPSSI consists of eleven tests, six verbal and five performance. |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
| Language | English |
| RelatedRecord | USPTC/01/179 |
| USPTC/01/179 |
| AccessConditions | Restricted Access |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 17: BPS History of Psychology Centre, Leicester |
| Term | Intelligence tests |
| Intelligence |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Head of the History of Psychology Centre and Archives and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000 |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Mike Maskill BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |