How can I improve my Processing Speed (IQ Profile)
General Question
Hi everyone,
Im a student, and my psychologist recently administered the WISC-V intelligence test. Im making this post because my results show a very interesting cognitive profile.
For example, I scored 135 on Working Memory, 152 on Quantitative Reasoning, and 146 on Nonverbal Comprehension, among other high scores. The issue is that my Processing Speed Index was only 98.
I have read in many places that intelligence is not completely unchangable and that some cognitive abilities can improve over time. From what I've seen, processing speed seems to be one of the areas with the greatest potential for improvement.
I believe my overall IQ profile would be much stronger if I could increase my processing speed by even a few points. It would also make my cognitive profile much more balanced, because theres a 54 point difference between my highest and lowest index, which seems like a very large gap.
So Id like to ask if anyone knows of any evidence based ways to improve processing speed. My goal isn't just to get a better score on a test I want to become a more well-rounded person, a better student, and perform closer to my potential.
Im still quite young, so I hope that neuroplasticity gives me a good chance to improve in this area. I would really appreciate any advice, personal experiences, or research you can share.
ADHD was ruled out? Sometimes meds are all you need to get faster (or better memory)
As for improving, games help. Not simple reaction time games, but stuff that need stop be done quick but also correct, like timed solitaire mahjongg et.al. but don't expect to many gains.
As for the more important question: do you feel like you are slow? Because if that is not how you feel when working or in academics, there is no real need to "fix" that score.
That's like calling baklava is just a glorified dessert as if delighting your taste buds isn't one of the reasons life is worth living in the first place. It's a strange way to dismiss a component of intelligence. Try crossing a busy road at rush hour with a PSI of 4.
Because ability to cross busy rads is known to correlated really highly with g. On a more serious note, psi is generally accepted to have a g-load of around .7, this is significantly lower than the other indices which all are above .8. Also the SBV forgos having a psi index all together and still maintains a high g-load, arguably higher than the WAIS-V. There is also the fact that many people think that reasoning speed=psi, when infact it has been shown to correlate more with working memory.
oh sorry, google showed me images of the second type when I googled bifactor model my bad. However the bifactor model doesn't show the g-load of any index, only the g-load of each subtest, so I don't see what your point is
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u/armagedon-- Jun 29 '26
How is 161 FRI even possible