Both intelligence and socioeconomic factors have a bearing on a student's academic performance. (CK)

"The combination of IQ and creativity scores predicted ninth-grade achievement... slightly better than IQ alone. (Author)

The results indicated no relationship between complexity and the making of a choice consistent with the subjects' ability. (Author)

The relationship between the ability to perceive rhythm and the ability to read is discussed. (CK)

Intelligence test scores were obtained from parents and children in 300 adoptive families and compared with similar data available from the children's biological mothers. Results support the hypothesis that genetic variability is an important influence in the development of individual differences in intelligence. (Author/RH)

Compared the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and the WAIS-Revised in a sample of 88 adults. Indices of obtained correlation coefficients suggested a high degree of similarity between the two scales. Results also showed that WAIS IQs were significantly higher than corresponding IQs on the WAIS-R. (WAS)

The Structure of Intellect (SOI) Learning Abilities Test can be used in gifted education in many ways, including screening, a unit for junior or senior high students on intelligence, career exploration, help for individualizing, and training with learning disabled gifted students. Disadvantages of the SOI include its lengthy administration and…

Thirty-one clinical psychologists scored Comprehension, Similarities, and Vocabulary subtest items common to the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Revised (WISC-R). The results on interrater scoring agreement suggest that the scoring of these subtests may be less subjective than…

Twenty-four groups of Ss, aged 6 to 21 years and with IQs ranging from 30 to 130, took part in three reaction time (RT) tasks (simple, simple-fixed, and complex). Among findings was that maturation was significantly associated with RT. (SB)

The author provides an historical review of how he came to construct the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). Concepts underlying the WAIS are related to prior work in psychometrics. (RD)