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Beta‐WAIS comparisons with low functioning minority group offenders: A cautionary note
Author(s) -
Hiltonsmith Robert W.,
Hayman Peter M.,
Ursprung Alex W.
Publication year - 1982
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(198210)38:4<864::aid-jclp2270380430>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - wechsler adult intelligence scale , psychology , clinical psychology , population , intelligence quotient , beta (programming language) , developmental psychology , psychiatry , demography , cognition , sociology , computer science , programming language
Investigated the utility of the Revised Beta as a screening device for low‐functioning minority‐group criminal offenders. Forty‐seven black and Hispanic offenders who scored below 85 on the Beta were administered the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). Mean scores for this sample were correlated only mildly. Furthermore, the means were not comparable; these offenders scored lower on the Beta than on the WAIS. This finding contradicts prior research and creates the need for caution in using the Beta as a screening device with this population.