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Direct linkBlack, Ryan A.; Yang, Yanyun; Beitra, Danette; McCaffrey, Stacey – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2015
Estimation of composite reliability within a hierarchical modeling framework has recently become of particular interest given the growing recognition that the underlying assumptions of coefficient alpha are often untenable. Unfortunately, coefficient alpha remains the prominent estimate of reliability when estimating total scores from a scale with…
Descriptors: Psychological Testing, Test Reliability, Goodness of Fit, Factor Analysis
Templer, Donald I.; Hartlage, Lawrence C. – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Testing, Evaluation Methods, Intelligence Quotient
Peer reviewedCooley, Frederick B.; Miller, Thomas W. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
In the debate concerning psychological testing and reliability/validity issues, one issue which has had implications for the examinee is card or task rejection. Card rejection on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Picture Arrangement subtest attracted considerable attention. Picture Arrangement is not commonly a disturbing task. Assessment…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavioral Science Research, Psychological Testing, Task Analysis
Peer reviewedPutnam, Steven H.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1992
Difficulties inherent in differentiating practice effects from meaningful change in neuropsychological retest data are illustrated in this case study of a personal injury case. Although the patient demonstrated substantial gains on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised, most of the tests given on successive days did demonstrate acceptable…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change, Court Litigation, Intelligence Tests
Youngjohn, James R.; And Others – 1991
Test-retest reliabilities and practice effect magnitudes were considered for nine computer-simulated tasks of everyday cognition and five traditional neuropsychological tests. The nine simulated everyday memory tests were from the Memory Assessment Clinic battery as follows: (1) simple reaction time while driving; (2) divided attention (driving…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation
Peer reviewedEdinger, Jack D.; Norwood, Peggy E. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
Investigated the efficacy of various WAIS short forms among outpatients. Results favor Pauker's (1963) short form but also show a decrease in correspondence between short-form and Full Scale scores when the short forms are administered separately. (Author/EJT)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Evaluation, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Tests
Peer reviewedMatarazzo, Joseph D. – American Psychologist, 1990
Increasingly neuropsychologists are under pressure, particularly in child custody and personal injury litigation, to justify the validity of the tests upon which their assessments are based. Reviews research on the validity of clinical opinions based on tests and concludes that test scores must be used in conjunction with life history and current…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Neurological Impairments
Atkinson, Leslie – 1990
Three tables are provided to aid in the clinical interpretation of factor scores for the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R; 1981). The factor structure of the WAIS-R has proven to be robust across samples, tests, time, statistical analyses, measurement scales, and distortions of the distribution. Information necessary to make…
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Error of Measurement
