IQ and Cognitive Testing
What is Cognitive Testing?
Cognitive testing assesses a wide range of abilities, including attention, memory, problem-solving, language skills and intellectual reasoning.
Ways in which cognitive testing may be useful include:
- Assessing for cognitive or developmental delays.
- Diagnosing mental retardation.
- Assessing the effects of brain damage.
- Assessing for giftedness.
How Cognitive Testing Can Help
Cognitive testing can identify underlying weaknesses and highlight areas of strength. It may help to explain discrepancies in performance when an individual performs well in some areas but not others.
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV)
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)
- Raven Progressive Matrices
- Leiter Test of Nonverbal Intelligence
- Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (TONI-III)
- Vineland Test of Adaptive Functioning II


