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Comparisons of the P < V sign on the WISC‐R and WAIS‐R in delinquent males
Author(s) -
Grace William C.,
Sweeney Mary E.
Publication year - 1986
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(198601)42:1<173::aid-jclp2270420130>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - psychology , wechsler intelligence scale for children , sign (mathematics) , wechsler adult intelligence scale , juvenile delinquency , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , cognition , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Comparisons of the WISC‐R and WAIS‐R were made in a sample of male delinquents (N = 80) to determine whether they would show differences in the degree to which the P < V sign occurred on them. A larger split between mean Verbal and mean Performance IQ was found on the WISC‐R than on the WAIS‐R. Frequency analyses revealed no differences in the number of persons who showed the P < V sign on each test. Age and the P < V sign were not related significantly. Results suggest that the WISC‐R and WAIS‐R may not be equivalent measures of this sign, and caution should be exercised in applying results of research on the WISC and WAIS to the revisions of those tests.