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The Validity of the Information and Vocabulary Subtests of the WAIS.

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Feingold, Alan – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982

Analyzed published data on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) to ascertain whether the Information and Vocabulary subtests can function as measures of intelligence. Concluded that the addition of more WAIS subtests will not result in any increase in predictive validity and these additional tests, therefore, lack incremental validity.…

Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Testing, Intelligence Tests

Concurrent Validity of Three WAIS-R Short Forms in Psychiatric Inpatients.

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Benedict, Ralph H. B.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1992

The concurrent validities of 3 short forms of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) were compared for their prediction of full-scale IQ for 145 male and 159 female psychiatric inpatients. Results support previous research showing better predictive accuracy for L. C. Ward's (1990) seven-subtest short form than the others. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Testing, Concurrent Validity, Cost Effectiveness