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Is the WAIS-R an Acceptable Test for the Elderly? Opinions of Examinees 75 Years and Older.
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Paolo, Anthony M.; Ryan, Joseph J. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1993
Older adults (n=224) completed Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) and questionnaire eliciting information about subjects' perceptions of WAIS-R across five categories. Most subjects experienced WAIS-R as interesting, challenging, motivating, and within their endurance. Picture Arrangement and Block Design were only two subtests…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Older Adults, Opinions, Test Use
Comparative Test-Retest Stability of Four WAIS-R Selected Subtest Short Forms in Persons 75 to 87 Years.
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Ryan, Joseph J.; And Others – Assessment, 1994
The retest stability of four Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) short forms (Kaufman, Ishikuma, and Kaufman-Packer; Reynolds, Wilson and Clark; Silverstein; Ward) was investigated with 61 subjects aged 75 to 87 years. Short form stability in each instance was comparable to that of the standard WAIS-R. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Older Adults
WAIS-R Abbreviated Forms in the Elderly: A Comparison of the Satz-Mogel with a Seven-Subtest Short Form.
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Paolo, 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