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Effects of Race of Examiner and Cultural Mistrust on the WAIS Performance of Black Students.
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Terrell, Francis; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1981
Identified groups with high and low levels of mistrust of Whites. Half of the participants in each group were then administered the WAIS by a white examiner. The remaining were tested by a Black examiner. The Black examiner-high mistrust group scored significantly higher than the White examiner-high mistrust group. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Examiners
A Comparison of WISC-R and WAIS Scales for Mentally Retarded Sixteen-Year-Olds.
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Alcorn, Charles L. – 1976
Score differentials between the revised Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-R) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) were investigated in 25 possibly mentally handicapped adolescents (10 white, 15 black). Each S was individually administered both the WISC-R and the WAIS. Results supported the hypothesis that for mentally…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Tests, Mental Retardation
Multidimensional Relationships in the WAIS-R Subscales and Demographic Variables.
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Chastain, Robert L.; Joe, George W. – 1985
This study attempts to integrate and extend previous research by multivariate investigation to determine multidimensional relationships among both the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) subscales and the demographic variables for the 1981 WAIS-R standardization sample. Canonical correlation with orthogonal rotation of composite…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Blacks, Cognitive Measurement