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Peer reviewedKatz, Lynda; Goldstein, Gerald – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1993
Compared intellectual (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale for Adults-Revised) and neuropsychological (Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery) assessment as valid methods of identifying learning disabilities in adults. Findings from 155 subjects revealed that both instruments were able to distinguish adults with and without learning disabilities.…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Testing, Intelligence Tests, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedPaolo, Anthony M.; Ryan, Joseph J. – Psychological Assessment, 1993
The Satz-Mogel Abbreviation of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Revised (WAIS-R) was compared with a 7-subtest short form of 130 healthy and 40 neurologically impaired older adults. Both short forms were found similar for normal or impaired adults in comparison with the full WAIS-R. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Intelligence Tests, Neurological Impairments, Older Adults
Peer reviewedGordon, Michael; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Tested for a link between Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale scores and personality style by comparing WAIS scores with Rorschach Experience Balance scores in two studies using 47 children and 188 psychiatric patients. Statistical analyses showed no significant relationships, indicating lack of a common factor underlying the measures. (WAS)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Comparative Testing, Institutionalized Persons
Peer reviewedBenedict, 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
Peer reviewedGoldman, Jeri J. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1987
Scores on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) were compared with reevaluation scores obtained four years later on the WAIS-Revised for a group of 108 mildly and moderately retarded adults. The moderately retarded subgroups (N=22) demonstrated significantly higher WAIS-R intelligence quotients. Implications for use of the WAIS-R are…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Testing, Intelligence Differences
