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Subtest administration times and short forms of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale‐Revised
Author(s) -
Ward L. Charles,
Selby Rosemary B.,
Clark Betty L.
Publication year - 1987
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(198703)43:2<276::aid-jclp2270430219>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - wechsler adult intelligence scale , psychology , short forms , wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence , intelligence quotient , wechsler intelligence scale for children , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , administration (probate law) , psychiatry , cognition , cartography , political science , law , geography
Previous studies of short forms of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale‐Revised have used number of subtests as the measure of form length. The present research investigated the implications of redefining length as the time required for administration. Subtest times were recorded by two examiners in separate samples of 30 patients. Times were found to vary substantially among subtests and to be related to IQ scores in several instances. Because of these variations in administration times, the efficiency of a subtest combination is not determined solely by subtest validities.