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Hierarchical analyses of the WISC and WISC‐R: synthesis and clinical implications
Author(s) -
Blaha John,
Wallbrown Fred H.
Publication year - 1984
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(198403)40:2<556::aid-jclp2270400230>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - psychology , wechsler intelligence scale for children , hierarchy , comprehension , developmental psychology , wechsler adult intelligence scale , cognitive psychology , interpretation (philosophy) , intelligence quotient , clinical psychology , cognition , linguistics , psychiatry , philosophy , economics , market economy
A review of hierarchical factor solutions obtained on normal and atypical samples in twelve previous studies showed ability arrangements in agreement with Vernon's structural paradigm. A composite hierarchy synthesized from these studies includes a general intelligence ( g ) factor at the apex and major group factors corresponding to the verbal‐educational ( wed ) and spatial‐mechanical‐practical ( kim ) dimensions at the subgeneral level. Verbal Comprehension (VC), Freedom from Distractibility (FD), Spatial ( k ) and Quasi‐Specific (QS) minor group factors comprised the third level of the ability hierarchy. Four principles are suggested as guidelines for the clinical interpretation of the WISC‐R.