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Unusual combinations of Verbal and Performance IQS in normal and neurologically impaired elderly
Author(s) -
Paolo Anthony M.,
Ryan Joseph J.
Publication year - 1992
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(199203)48:2<230::aid-jclp2270480214>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - psychology , pathognomonic , wechsler adult intelligence scale , audiology , intelligence quotient , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychometrics , psychiatry , cognition , medicine , disease
For the WAIS‐R old age standardization sample, unusual Verbal‐Performance IQ combinations were generated at the.05 and.01 levels of significance. In a preliminary attempt to determine the neurological significance of these unusual test score combinations, the standardization based values were compared to those of a small sample of elderly brain‐injured subjects. The frequency of unusual IQ combinations was essentially the same for the normal and brain‐damaged elderly. Unusual VIQ‐PIQ combinations should not be considered pathognomonic of neurological impairment.