title: Abbreviated form of the Wechsler Memory Scale-III Faces subtest.
abstract: A major criticism of the Wechsler Memory Scale-III Faces subtest is the number of items, which can be daunting and time-consuming for an impaired client or boring for a normal client. An analysis of several versions, with data from a sample of 50 clinical referrals, revealed that a 32-item subtest was best overall. Using this version, 100% (Faces I) and 94% (Faces II) of the predicted raw scores were less than 4 points away from the actual raw scores, whereas 66% (Faces I) and 70% (Faces II) were less than 2 points away. Limitations of this procedure are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Nova Southeastern University.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Migoya
authors.forename: Sarah W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Zimmerman
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Golden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014888:Wechsler Scales