Investigated the usefulness of the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery (HRNB) in discriminating normal from learning-disabled young adults. Results supported previous research in demonstrating both that normals perform more adequately than brain-damaged subjects on all HRNB tests, and that normal and brain-damaged subjects can be…

Although differences in composite Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised (WISC-R) measures were exhibited by children with mental retardation, learning disabilities, and psychological or behavioral disorders, few significant group differences were exhibited. Caution is necessary in making diagnostic statements based on WISC-R profile…

Contends that a recent examination of this author's research by Coolidge (1983) regarding distinguishing between learning-disabled and emotionally disturbed children ignored level and dispersion of subtests and belied the original multivariate logic of group discrimination. Discussed the comparative deficit in perceptual organization for…

Discusses a set of neuropsychodiagnostic rules proposed by Selz and Reitan. That study was found to be seriously limited on theoretical grounds and in terms of research methodology. Sampling problems were indicated, and issues of neurological integrity and learning disabilities were poorly conceptualized. (Author)