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WAIS‐R and social intelligence: A test of established assumptions that uses the CPI
Author(s) -
Sipps Gary J.,
Berry G. William,
Lynch Eileen M.
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(198709)43:5<499::aid-jclp2270430513>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - psychology , wechsler adult intelligence scale , vocabulary , comprehension , test (biology) , intelligence quotient , population , developmental psychology , social intelligence , sample (material) , clinical psychology , cognition , psychiatry , linguistics , demography , chromatography , paleontology , philosophy , chemistry , sociology , biology
The WALS‐R Picture Arrangement and Comprehension subtests continue to be seen as measures of “social intelligence.” Although this assumption has existed since Wechsler's 1944 appraisal through Blatt and Allison's 1981 assessment, an examination of the literature reveals a paucity of research that has investigated this relationship. These two subtests, with Vocabulary, were administered by trained examiners to a sample of 84 subjects comprised of both students and members of the general population. Results were compared with their scaled scores on the California Psychological Inventory. Findings support the use of Picture Arrangement and Comprehension conjointly and independently as measures of “social intelligence” distinct from general intelligence as measured by Vocabulary.