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Is the WAIS‐R an acceptable test for the elderly? opinions of examinees 75 years and older
Author(s) -
Paolo Anthony M.,
Ryan Joseph J.
Publication year - 1993
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(199309)49:5<720::aid-jclp2270490516>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - wechsler adult intelligence scale , psychology , clinical psychology , test (biology) , perception , psychometrics , psychiatry , cognition , paleontology , neuroscience , biology
Abstract Two hundred twenty‐four healthy volunteers, 75 years of age and older ( M = 80.67 years; SD = 4.99), completed the WAIS‐R and a post WAIS‐R questionnaire. The questionnaire gathered information about the subjects' perceptions of the Wechsler Scale across five categories. The vast majority of subjects (over 92%) experienced the WAIS‐R as interesting, challenging, motivating, and within their endurance. Only two subtests were rated negatively; Picture Arrangement and Block Design were experienced as tricky by 17% and 22% of the subjects, respectively. There were no significant differences on IQ and subtest scores between subjects who perceived the WAIS‐R in a negative manner and those who viewed it positively.