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Bridgett, David J.; Walker, Michael E. – Psychological Assessment, 2006
Although attention has been given to the intellectual functioning of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) relative to their non-ADHD peers, few studies have examined intellectual functioning in adults with ADHD. The purpose of the current investigation was to examine differences in intellectual ability between adults with…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Meta Analysis
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Ziegler, Mark E.; Doehrman, Steven – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1979
Analysis of correlations between Verbal and Full Scale IQ scores for 231 high-IQ psychiatric outpatients indicated that Verbal IQ appears partially valid as a WAIS short form for this higher IQ group. Results are interpreted in terms of Resnick and Entin's short form validity criteria. (Editor/SJL)
Descriptors: Classification, Correlation, Emotional Disturbances, Intelligence Differences
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Nevo, Baruch; Sela, Roni – High Ability Studies, 2003
This research studied the interchangeability of individually administered and group administered cognitive tests. Seventy undergraduate students took the Hebrew version of the WAIS-R (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised), and their IQs were measured. They also took the IPET (Israeli Psychometric Entrance Test) and their IPET scores were…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Psychometrics, Intelligence Tests, Intelligence Quotient
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Carvajal, Tony L.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Investigated the change in IQ scores over time of subjects in classes for the Educable Mentally Handicapped. Analysis indicated a significant difference existed between Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children scores administered at initial placement and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale scores administered later (mean age, 17 years-6 months).…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Goldman, Jeri J. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1987
Scores on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) were compared with reevaluation scores obtained four years later on the WAIS-Revised for a group of 108 mildly and moderately retarded adults. The moderately retarded subgroups (N=22) demonstrated significantly higher WAIS-R intelligence quotients. Implications for use of the WAIS-R are…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Testing, Intelligence Differences
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Ramey, Craig T.; Haskins, Ron – Intelligence, 1981
Infants judged to be at risk for subnormal intellectual growth were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups which varied as to educational curriculum activities. Two types of evidence, group differences and parent-child IQ correlations, demonstrate the importance of early environments in intellectual development. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Control Groups, Day Care, Developmental Programs, Early Experience
BAYLEY, NANCY – 1966
IN THE LONGITUDINAL BERKELEY GROWTH STUDY, SUBJECTS WERE TESTED AT 16, 18, 21, AND 26 YEARS ON THE WECHSLER-BELLEVUE, AND AT 36 YEARS ON THE WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE, WHICH CONTAIN BOTH VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL SUBSCALES. THE MOST CONSISTENT INCREASES IN MEAN SCORES OVER THE PERIOD WERE IN INFORMATION, VOCABULARY, AND COMPREHENSION. DIGIT…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences