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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale"”.
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Predicting Academic Success in College Using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised
… However, few studies have included the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R). In the present study, this researcher examined the ability of the WAIS-R to predict college success as measured by grade point average (GPA). The participants were 49 undergraduates, from a public …
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Wechsler adult intelligence scale as a predictor of college success with high risk students
… University during the 1978-79 school year.The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) was administered to subjects that were selected by a stratified random sample technique from a group of 342 full-time students identified as high risk students. Academic success was based solely upon grade …
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An examination of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) subtests from a neuopsychological perspective
… can be obtained from an investigation of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) subtests. Additionally, there was an examination of the shared variance between the WAIS and the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery (HRNB). The archival data collected from the files of '220 females …
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Using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised to predict vocational aptitudes of adolescents with learning disabilities
… General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) scores were used in multiple regression analyses to examine the predictive relationships existing between the two instruments. The population studied included 172 adolescents wi th learning …
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The relationship between the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition in brain-damaged adults.
… study investigated the relationship between the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition (SBIV) in a brain-damaged adult sample. The sample in this study was composed of 30 adult patients at two residential treatment programs who …
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The Learning Profile, a Screening Instrument for Adults: Development and Validity Studies (Employment, Industrial Training, Adult Education, Vocational)
In adult learning settings, such as adult basic education, vocational training, community colleges, prisons, and industrial training, certain students and trainees may exhibit evidence of learning problems. At present there is no measuring instrument to screen effectively for adult learning …
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Language Dysfunction in Traumatic Brain Injury While Controlling for Effort
… was examined using the following measures: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III Verbal Comprehension Index and the Vocabulary, Similarities, Information, and Comprehension subtests; the Boston Naming Test; the Phonemic and Semantic cue conditions of the Controlled Oral Word Association …
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Effects of Practice Type and Task Difficulty on Visuospatial Performance
… in the Block Design Task (extracted from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) in which they had to construct a design with the blocks based on a printed image. Prior to completing 40 test trials, participants received opportunities for motor (physical), mental (visualization), or modeling …
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Intelligence Testing For Persons With Visual Impairments: Haptic Matrices Intelligence Assessment
… completion task as a measure of non-verbal intelligence for persons with low or no vision. Sixty-six UND undergraduates completed the prototype Haptic Matrices Intelligence Assessment (HMIA) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale 4th Edition (WAIS-IV), as well as several other tasks. …
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The Relationship Between Depression and Cognitive Proficiency Index Across Biological Sex
… Using the Cognitive Proficiency Index from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Personality Assessment Inventory Depression Index—which includes cognitive, affective, and physiological subscales—this research explored whether depressive symptoms relate to cognitive proficiency …
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Assessment of Phonological and Orthographic Differences in Adults With Reading Disabilities
… between nonword decoding weaknesses and higher intelligence levels, currently there is no conclusive evidence supporting these claims. The primary purpose of the current study was to determine if individuals of diverging levels of verbal intellectual functioning display profile differences with …
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Detecting the Differences in Miranda Abilities Between Individuals with and without Intellectual Disability
… with ID. Additional goals were to determine if intelligence was an accurate predictor of these abilities, and to assess whether self-rated confidence was related to comprehension of Miranda. Hypotheses: The individuals without ID were expected to demonstrate significantly better Miranda …
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Correlates of the MMPI-A Immaturity (IMM) Scale in an Adolescent Psychiatric Population
… assessment of adolescents. The Immaturity (IMM) Scale developed for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - Adolescent (MMPI-A) was designed to fill this void in adolescent assessment. The present study examined the concurrent validity of the IMM Scale based on sixty-six adolescents …
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An Analysis of Perfusion Technology Preadmission Factors on Academic Success and American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion Certification Achievement
… of grade point average (GPA) and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) practical scores toward predicting perfusion academic success, career placement as a clinical perfusionist, and certification success or failure. The files of 95 students enrolled in the perfusion …
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Establishing Neurocognitive Profiles of Major Depressive Disorder Subtypes
… during acute electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in adults with MDD. Participants in the study were age 50+ with a diagnosis of MDD, and further delineated by subtype as TRD and psychotic depression. For this analysis, we utilized demographic and baseline neurocognitive data collected prior to start …
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A Multigroup Analysis of the Psychological Factors that Contribute to Persisting Working Attention Problems in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Chronic Pain
… study. Psychological factors were assessed using Scales 1 (Hypochondriasis), 2 (Depression), 3 (Hysteria), and 7 (Psychasthenia) of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-II. “Working attention” was measured using the demographically-adjusted T-scores for the Working Memory and Processing …
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Predicting intellectual level from the Mini-Mental State Examination : a multivariate approach
… However, psychometric instruments such as the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - revised (WAIS-R) are often too demanding for dementia patients, precluding its utility. Clinicians and researchers have indirectly estimated a dementia patient's IQ from the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). …
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Executive functions in early adulthood: data for the controlled animal fluency test
… accurately assess executive functions in early adulthood are important for clinical practice, particularly given factors that can affect the executive functions, such as brain injury and mental illness, are relatively common during this developmental period. The aim of the current study was to …
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