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Peer reviewedSpitz, Herman H. – Intelligence, 1989
Studies involving groups administered the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and the WAIS-Revised were examined to determine the validity of J. R. Flynn's (1987) findings of massive intelligence quotient gains in a single generation in many nations. Results for sampled adults support Flynn for the average intelligence range only. (TJH)
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Testing, Intelligence Quotient, Test Validity
Peer reviewedIlai, Doron; Willerman, Lee – Intelligence, 1989
Items showing sex differences on the revised Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-R) were studied. In a sample of 206 young adults (110 males and 96 females), 15 items demonstrated significant sex differences, but there was no relationship of item-specific gender content to sex differences in item performance. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Females, Intelligence Tests, Item Analysis
Peer reviewedDetterman, Douglas K.; Daniel, Mark H. – Intelligence, 1989
Two studies (N=4,261 persons) illustrate an inverse relationship between ability level and correlations among IQ measures. Low IQ subjects showed higher correlations than did high IQ subjects. Intercorrelations of IQ subtests, intercorrelations of cognitive ability measures, and correlations of IQ with measures of cognitive ability displayed the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, College Students, Comparative Testing
