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Central Placement of Bender Figure A by Clinic-Referred and Non-Referred Children.
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Gordon, Michael – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
The diagnostic significance of central placement of the first Bender-Gestalt design was examined by comparing protocols of clinic-referred and nonreferred children matched for age and IQ. As predicted, central placement occurred with greater frequency in the clinic group, but its clinical utility is unclear. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Psychology, Diagnostic Tests
Hand Test Norms for Disruptive Black Adolescent Males.
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McGiboney, Garry Wade; Huey, Wayne Cowan – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
The Hand Test was administered to 51 Black adolescent males who had been referred for chronic disruptiveness in the classroom. Interscorer reliability was .88. The Acting-out Ratio exceeded norms. The Interpersonal-Environmental Response Ratio was significantly imbalanced toward Interpersonal. This ratio may be a useful predictor of overt…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Black Students, Diagnostic Tests
Relationships Between WAIS Verbal Versus Performance Decrements and Bender-Gestalt Errors.
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Wagner, Edwin E.; McCormick, Mary Kathleen – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Subjects with higher verbal than performance IQ's achieved significantly poorer Pascal-Suttell Bender-Gestalt scores than subjects with higher performance over verbal IQ's. The latter subjects were more likely to have dropped out of high school and to have spent some time in prison. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis