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Direct linkDrozdick, Lisa Whipple; Cullum, C. Munro – Assessment, 2011
Assessment of functional status is an important aspect of clinical evaluation. As part of the standardization of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) and Wechsler Memory Scale-Fourth Edition (WMS-IV), participants completed the Texas Functional Living Scale (TFLS), a measure of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. The…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Measures (Individuals), Short Term Memory, Cognitive Ability
Girard, Todd A.; Axelrod, Bradley N.; Wilkins, Leanne K. – Assessment, 2010
This investigation assessed the ability of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition (WAIS-III) short forms to estimate both index and IQ scores in a large, mixed clinical sample (N = 809). More specifically, a commonly used modification of Ward's seven-subtest short form (SF7-A), a recently proposed index-based SF7-C and eight-subtest…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Scores, Intelligence Quotient, Comparative Analysis
Bowden, Stephen C.; Saklofske, Donald H.; Weiss, Lawrence G. – Assessment, 2011
Examination of measurement invariance provides a powerful method to evaluate the hypothesis that the same set of psychological constructs underlies a set of test scores in different populations. If measurement invariance is observed, then the same psychological meaning can be ascribed to scores in both populations. In this study, the measurement…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Construct Validity, Older Adults, Measures (Individuals)
Vitacco, Michael J.; Rogers, Richard; Gabel, Jason – Assessment, 2009
Forensic clinicians have the option of employing well-validated structured interviews when conducting competency to stand trial (CST) evaluations to ensure adequate coverage of the three prongs delineated in "Dusky v. United States". This study evaluates the effects of feigning on the Evaluation of Competency to Stand Trial-Revised…
Descriptors: Males, Patients, Court Litigation, Competence
Culture-Fair Cognitive Ability Assessment: Information Processing and Psychophysiological Approaches
Verney, Steven P.; Granholm, Eric; Marshall, Sandra P.; Malcarne, Vanessa L.; Saccuzzo, Dennis P. – Assessment, 2005
Valid assessment with diverse populations requires tools that are not influenced by cultural elements. This study investigated the relationships between culture, information processing efficiency, and general cognitive capacities in samples of Caucasian and Mexican American college students. Consistent with the neural efficiency hypothesis,…
Descriptors: Tests, Mexicans, Cultural Influences, Cognitive Ability
Heinly, Matthew T.; Greve, Kevin W.; Bianchini, Kevin J.; Love, Jeffrey M.; Brennan, Adrianne – Assessment, 2005
The present study determined specificity and sensitivity to malingered neurocognitive dysfunction (MND) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) for several Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) Digit Span scores. TBI patients (n = 344) were categorized into one of five groups: no incentive, incentive only, suspect, probable MND, and definite MND.…
Descriptors: Patients, Pathology, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments
