Historical Background
The Block Design test was adapted by David Wechsler into the WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) from the Kohs Block Design test developed in 1923 at Stanford University by Samuel Calmin Kohs (1890–1984). In a later revision by Hutt, scoring of the test incorporated the time taken to complete each trial.
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