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Use of the leiter international performance scale with adult aphasics
Author(s) -
White Francis,
Lynch Joan I.,
Hayden Mary Ellen
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197807)34:3<667::aid-jclp2270340318>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - aphasia , psychology , test (biology) , audiology , hemiparesis , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , paleontology , lesion , biology
Considered whether the Leiter International Performance Scale (LIPS), a general intelligence test used successfully with S s age 2‐18, can be adapted for use with aphasic adults. Six aphasic adults and 6 matched controls were given the Reitan Indiana Screening Test of Aphasia and the LIPS. Results showed that the aphasic sample had total test scores comparable with the control group; however, the aphasic group required approximately 66% more time than the controls to complete the test. It was concluded that further work is merited based on the following results: (1) the test provided a sufficient range of difficulty so that each S errored on at least one‐fourth of the test items; (2) the test could be given to the adult aphasics within a feasible time frame; (3) the aphasic adults were able to work with the test materials despite visual defects and hemiparesis of the dominant side; (4) feasible modifications can be made in the test.