Table 1:
Tasks common to developmental tests | Discrete skills prerequisite to IQ tests | Tasks common to IQ tests | |
---|---|---|---|
Language | One-word receptive vocabulary | Following 3-step unrelated instructions | Verbal analogies; Comprehension |
Motor | Gross and fine motor milestones | Hand-eye and bilateral coordination for object manipulation | Visuospatial processing (e.g., block design) |
Categorization | Identical match-to-sample | Sorting object by where they are most likely to be found (i.e., concept formation) | Nonverbal Reasoning Semantic classification; Working memory; Matrices; Analogies (verbal or nonverbal) |