Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised subtests, as administered to 204 adults with low IQs, were factor analyzed. Solutions proved comparable to structures extracted from the normative data and to solutions based on other standardized tests for persons with low IQs. (Author)

Discusses the importance of emotional intelligence in the workplace. Cites examples of very smart people who were fired because they did not read situations correctly or made job-losing mistakes. (JOW)

Technology can extend human memory and improve performance, but bypassing human intelligence has its dangers. Cognitive apprenticeships that compress learning experiences, provide coaching, and allow trial and error can build complex problem-solving skills and develop expertise. (SK)

Five studies testing the theory of interpersonal intelligence of H. Gardner with 133 college students found that, when adults mastered 1 combination in a hierarchy of action-intention combinations, they also tended to master combinations involving more complex skills. Findings are consistent with Gardner's view of interpersonal intelligence. (SLD)

Explores alternative empirical foundations of verbal and performance dichotomous constructs of Wechsler Intelligence Scales. Argues that Macmann and Barnett's position on the value of these constructs are based upon narrow interpretations of investigative results. Supports contention with IQ data from investigations of diverse populations. (CRR)

Covariance structure modeling was applied to the study of psychometric "g" in relation to collegiate academic performance and socioeconomic status. Results with 339 college students showed that psychometric "g" accounted for a substantial proportion of the variance in academic performance. (SLD)

A study of intercorrelations and long-term stabilities of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised, and Auditory-Verbal Learning Test indexes for 300 older adults challenges assumptions that for cognitively normal people, performance in one cognitive domain correlates well with others and that cognition is stable.…

Age related declines in fluid intelligence were accounted for by age-related declines in a general latency factor (cognitive speed) for 63 adults aged 26 to 80 years, but results called into question the assumption that cognitive speed accounts for all individual IQ differences. (SLD)

A three-stratum theory of intelligence was tested using hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis with the LISREL computer program. Results from subsamples of a group of 6,359 participants aged 2 to 90 years supported the 3-stratum theory, but did not support developmental changes in the organization of cognitive abilities. (SLD)

Six hierarchical clustering methods were applied to subtest intercorrelations for each of the nine age groups in the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) standardization sample. Results point to the possibility of three simultaneously plausible solutions as they support each of the traditional factor structures in varying degrees.…

The association of typical intellectual engagement with various abilities, and the association of such engagements with broader personality domain and available performance measures were studied with 138 undergraduate students (61 males and 77 females). Results demonstrate that individuals differ in typical intellectual engagement and that those…

Examined relationship between Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) and Wide Range Achievement Test-Revised (WRAT-R) scores among 78 educable mentally retarded adolescents. Found that WAIS-R Verbal intelligence quotient (IQ) was significantly correlated with all WRAT-R subtests. Performance IQ was significantly related only to…

This study used citation analysis to determine whether the disciplines contributing to the journal literature of artificial intelligence (AI)--philosophy, psychology, linguistics, computer science, and engineering--share a common AI research base. The idea that AI consists of a completely interdisciplinary endeavor was refuted. (MES)

Examined concurrent validity between Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised Tests of Cognitive Ability (WJ-R, COG) (Early Development) and Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised (WPPSI-R) by administering instruments to 30 normal 3, 4, and 5 year olds. WJ-R Broad Cognitive Ability and WPPSI-R Full Scale IQ and…

Examination of the opinions of 160 people on social issues, and the evidence supporting their opinions, indicates that argumentative reasoning ability does not differ with sex or age but is strongly related to educational level. Informed dialogic argument may be a way of developing higher order thinking skills. (SK)