The present paper represents a plea for perspective; it will look in detail at the current criticisms of psychological tests in the light of potential developments in theory and practice. (Author)

This study provided more details on the nature of the intellectual deficit suffered by persons having closed head injuries and the recovery process as measured on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). (Author/RK)

The abilities of the Henmon-Nelson, Cardall-Miles, Slosson and Quick Tests to predict WAIS-FS scores in a psychiatric hospital were compared. (Author)

Evaluated with 50 mentally retarded adults (IQ range 38 to 69) was the efficacy of several short forms of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. (DB)

Noting the lack of research comparing the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (TONI) with other measures of intelligence, a study was conducted to ascertain concurrent validity. The TONI was compared to the Slosson Intelligence Test for Children and Adults (SIT) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised (WISC-R). Subjects, 43 males and…

General intelligence ("g") is one of the most important, and least understood, phenomena in psychometric psychology. Yet "g" is an issue that is largely ignored in cognitive studies of aptitude. In the current paper, an attempt is made to bridge the gap between psychometric data and cognitive theory, using two major performance…

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Revised were administered in a conterbalanced design to 14 educable mentally handicapped 16-year-olds. Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQ scores were compared. Correlations and matched t-tests were computed and the results indicated that Verbal and…

The study examined the effect of test modifications on the performance of 10 handicapped preschoolers on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (Form L-M). Adaptations of both stimulus and response modes were designed and constructed for subtests at the preschool levels on the Stanford-Binet. Attempts were made to maintain the functional…

This study was designed to assess the comparility of the McCarthy and Binet tests. (Author)

Discusses how viewing intelligence as a learned skill and not a genetic gift may make the standard IQ test a thing of the pedagogical past. (GB/Editor)

This study investigated selected transformation abilities predicted by Guilford's structure-of-intellect model of intelligence and related those abilities to aspects of academic learning. To demonstrate the 16 hypothesized unique abilities, 46 aptitude tests were designed and administered to 197 high school students. The score variables were…

The "Complementary Sheet" is applicable to Wechsler Scales: WBI, WBII, WISC, and WAIS. It consists of two sides of one sheet and has space for data collection of Picture Arrangement, Block Design, Object Assembly, and Digit Symbol or Coding. It lends itself well to an analysis of the means, not just the end result, of an examinee's…

The simplicity of standard score systems, percentile equivalents, and their relation to the ideal normal distribution are discussed and illustrated. Standard scores are z-scores, the T-scores, College Entrance Examination Board scores, and Army General Classification Test scores. A derivative of the general standard score system is the stanine…

The Slosson Intelligence Test, unlike most current measures of intelligence, uses a ratio method of mental age divided by chronological age to obtain an IQ score. Standard deviations are not stable across age levels. It is concluded that the Slosson is inappropriate for use in the diagnosis of mental retardation. (Author)