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Comparison of the WISC-R and the Leiter International Performance Scale with Average and Above-Average Students.
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Mask, Nan; Bowen, Charles E. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Compared the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised) (WISC-R) and the Leiter International Performance Scale with 40 average and above average students. Results indicated a curvilinear relationship between the WISC-R and the Leiter, which correlates higher at the mean and deviates as the Full Scale varies from the mean. (JAC)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Intelligence Differences
Beta-WAIS Comparisons with Low Functioning Minority Group Offenders: A Cautionary Note.
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Hiltonsmith, Robert W.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Investigated the utility of the Revised Beta as a screening device for low-functioning minority-group criminal offenders. Mean scores for this sample were correlated only mildly. This finding contradicts prior research and creates the need for caution in using the Beta as a screening device with this population. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, Criminals, Hispanic Americans, Intelligence Differences
The Generalizability of Verbal IQ as an Estimate of Full Scale IQ on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
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Ziegler, Mark E.; Doehrman, Steven – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1979
Analysis of correlations between Verbal and Full Scale IQ scores for 231 high-IQ psychiatric outpatients indicated that Verbal IQ appears partially valid as a WAIS short form for this higher IQ group. Results are interpreted in terms of Resnick and Entin's short form validity criteria. (Editor/SJL)
Descriptors: Classification, Correlation, Emotional Disturbances, Intelligence Differences