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Effect of Training on the Performance of the W.I.S.C. ‘Block Design’ Subtest
Author(s) -
SCHUBERT JOSEF
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
british journal of social and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0007-1293
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1967.tb00512.x
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology
Two groups of normal school children aged 7–8 and 10–11 ( N = 91) were trained and retested on the Block Design subtest of the W.I.S.C. Results were not related to sex or age. Significant increase occurred upon retesting, but with large individual differences in reaction to training. Retest scores correlated more highly with intelligence than initial scores. Gain after training correlated positively with intelligence. There were significant differences in reaction to training when the subjects were grouped according to social background. It was found that the initial score of subjects coming from adverse home conditions was a poor measure of their intelligence, whereas in children with favourable social backgrounds, it affords a more valid measure.