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Schmank, Christopher J.; Goring, Sara Anne; Kovacs, Kristof; Conway, Andrew R. A. – Journal of Intelligence, 2019
The positive manifold--the finding that cognitive ability measures demonstrate positive correlations with one another--has led to models of intelligence that include a general cognitive ability or general intelligence (g). This view has been reinforced using factor analysis and reflective, higher-order latent variable models. However, a new theory…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Network Analysis, Foreign Countries, Adults
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Goldstein, Sam – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
Intelligence has been defined in multiple ways throughout history. In the last 100 years a psychometric approach to define the concept of intelligence has come to dominate the concept. This Commentary provides a brief overview of the history and concepts of intelligence with an emphasis on intellectual assessment. Particular focus is placed on the…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Psychometrics, Factor Analysis, Test Validity
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Flanagan, Dawn P.; Alfonso, Vincent C.; Reynolds, Matthew R. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
In this commentary, we reviewed two clinical validation studies on the Wechsler Scales conducted by Weiss and colleagues. These researchers used a rigorous within-battery model-fitting approach that demonstrated the factorial invariance of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) and Wechsler Adult Intelligence…
Descriptors: Psychological Studies, Intelligence Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Cognitive Ability
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Kaufman, Alan S. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
The two featured articles and eight commentaries on the WISC-IV (Wechsler, 2003) and WAIS-IV (Wechsler, 2008) in this special issue of "Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment" are of exceptional quality. As a collective, this special issue greatly advances the field of cognitive assessment by intelligently synthesizing the best of…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement
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Miller, Delyana I.; Davidson, Patrick S. R.; Schindler, Dwayne; Messier, Claude – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
New editions of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence and Memory scales are now available. Yet, given the significant changes in these new releases and the skepticism that has met them, independent evidence on their psychometric properties is much needed but currently lacking. We administered the WAIS-IV and the Older Adult version of the WMS-IV to 145…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Older Adults, Measures (Individuals), Memory
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Hill, Benjamin D.; Musso, Mandi; Jones, Glenn N.; Pella, Russell D.; Gouvier, Wm. Drew – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
A psychometric evaluation on the measurement of self-report anxiety and depression using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), State Trait Anxiety Inventory, Form-Y (STAI-Y), and the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) was performed using a sample of 534 generally young adults seeking psychoeducational evaluation at a university-based clinic.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Measures (Individuals), Measurement Techniques
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Arbit, Jack; Zager, Robert – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1978
Assessed the psychometric structure of a neuropsychological test battery in order to assist in understanding the predictive and descriptive components in the diagnosis of organic brain disturbance. The methods chosen were both linear and nonlinear, factor analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis. (Author)
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Cluster Analysis, Cognitive Ability, Factor Analysis
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Parker, Kevin – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Factor analyzed the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) across nine age groups in the standardization sample. When three- and four-factor analyses were performed, the familiar three-factor structure (Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Organization, and Freedom From Distractibility) was clearly visible. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Adults, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries
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Watkins, Marley W.; Kuterbach, James M.; Morgan, Rebecca J.; FitzGerald, Julie L.; Neuhard, Rachel M.; Arthur, April G.; Bucknavage, Leah B. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2004
The recent influx of students with disabilities into postsecondary education has generated a concomitant increase in the demand for psychoeducational assessments that include a measure of cognitive ability, either to identify ability-achievement discrepancies or to rule out alternate or comorbid diagnoses. The most commonly recommended cognitive…
Descriptors: Validity, Disabilities, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics