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Holdnack, James A.; Zhou, Xiaobin; Larrabee, Glenn J.; Millis, Scott R.; Salthouse, Timothy A. – Assessment, 2011
The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-fourth edition (WAIS-IV) and the Wechsler Memory Scale-fourth edition (WMS-IV) were co-developed to be used individually or as a combined battery of tests. The independent factor structure of each of the tests has been identified; however, the combined factor structure has yet to be determined. Confirmatory…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Short Term Memory, Factor Analysis
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Golay, Philippe; Lecerf, Thierry – Psychological Assessment, 2011
According to the most widely accepted Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) model of intelligence measurement, each subtest score of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Adults (3rd ed.; WAIS-III) should reflect both 1st- and 2nd-order factors (i.e., 4 or 5 broad abilities and 1 general factor). To disentangle the contribution of each factor, we applied a…
Descriptors: Adults, Intelligence Tests, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
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Ramsey, Philip H. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1979
The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and 20 tests from the French Kit were administered to over 100 undergraduates. Analyses revealed ten factors: verbal comprehension, visualization, memory span, syllogistic reasoning, general reasoning, induction, mechanical knowledge, number facility, spatial orientation, and associative memory.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Factor Structure, Higher Education
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Rodriguez-Aranda, Claudia; Sundet, Kjetil – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2006
With 101 healthy aging adult participants, the authors investigated whether executive functions are a unitary concept. The authors established the factor structure of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST; E. A. Berg, 1948), the Stroop color and word test (C. J. Golden, 1978), verbal fluency using the Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT;…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Factor Structure, Association Measures, Cognitive Processes
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Mishra, Shitala P.; And Others – School Psychology Review, 1985
Major research findings relevant to use of the Wechsler Digit Span subtest in psychoeducational assessment are summarized. The cognitive processes and behavioral characteristics which determine performance on Digit Span are related to complex abilities. Recommendations and implications for research and assessment practice are presented.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Structure, Intelligence Tests