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A comparison of Turkish and Anglo‐American normative data on the Wechsler memory scale
Author(s) -
Gilleard Esen,
Gilleard Chris.
Publication year - 1989
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(198901)45:1<114::aid-jclp2270450117>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - turkish , normative , wechsler adult intelligence scale , psychology , wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence , developmental psychology , scale (ratio) , wechsler memory scale , wechsler intelligence scale for children , clinical psychology , psychiatry , cognition , political science , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics , law
This study compared the performance of 200 Turkish adults, divided by educational status and age (20‐39; 40‐59), with published data based upon similar‐aged American and British normative samples. Results highlighted the major influence of educational background in determining performance on the WMS and the implications of this effect in interpreting normative performance.