Wechsler's Measurement and Appraisal of Adult Intelligence"Provides the most mature statement of Binet's original view in print today. it is a superb book! ... I can think of no finer introduction to the problem of intelligence for the beginning clinical student nor a better overall review of the current literature for the practitioner." --Contemporary Psychology |
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Page 93
... increase with advancing age because the tests are too easy . In the cases of the Memory Span for Digits and the Vocabulary Test , the differences between the mean scores at higher ages disappear because the abilities measured by these ...
... increase with advancing age because the tests are too easy . In the cases of the Memory Span for Digits and the Vocabulary Test , the differences between the mean scores at higher ages disappear because the abilities measured by these ...
Page 117
... increase from childhood into the early twenties , then continue a modest increase to about age 30 , and then will maintain this level , on retest by that same assessment instrument , without decline well into the adult years . Note ...
... increase from childhood into the early twenties , then continue a modest increase to about age 30 , and then will maintain this level , on retest by that same assessment instrument , without decline well into the adult years . Note ...
Page 118
... increase in adulthood , is pertinent only to decisions resulting from the assessment of any given individual at one point in time only . If future research from the Bayley and Bradway studies , for example , continue to confirm this ...
... increase in adulthood , is pertinent only to decisions resulting from the assessment of any given individual at one point in time only . If future research from the Bayley and Bradway studies , for example , continue to confirm this ...
Contents
The Nature of Assessment | 3 |
Some Historical Background | 24 |
An Unending Search | 63 |
Copyright | |
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ability adaptive additional adults analysis anxiety appear assessment associated average beginning behavior Binet birth brain called chapter child clear clinical comparable Completion considerable continue correlation decades defined described Design Digit discussed earlier early effect empirical evidence examination example experience fact factors Figure findings four Full functioning further given important increase indices individual influence intellectual interested interpretation involved IQ score IQ's later less lower mean measured intelligence mental retardation method nature normal objective obtained occupational patients performance personality Picture position potential practice present professional psychologists published question range reader reason relationship relative reliability reported responses sample Scale score shown similar social Span standard studies subjects subsequent subtests suggest Table tion utilized validity values variables Verbal versus Wechsler Wechsler Scales weight