David Wechsler

 

    1939年發展魏氏智力測驗( Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale ),測驗分成兩個部分:語言分量表(verbal scale)與操作分量表(performance scale),操作分量表要求受試者來操作或排列圖片、積木或其他東西;魏氏智力測驗也提供各個分測驗的分數,如此則主試者可以清楚的瞭解受試者智力的各項長、短處再測信度(test-retest reliabilities)約為0.90。之後又發展了類似的兒童測驗—Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children(WISC)

他對智力的概念是「intelligence is the aggregate to global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his environment」。