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Concurrent use of the Wechsler Memory Scale‐Revised and the WAIS–R *
Author(s) -
Atkinson Leslie
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1991.tb00923.x
Subject(s) - wechsler adult intelligence scale , psychology , wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence , short forms , wechsler intelligence scale for children , wechsler memory scale , psychometrics , scale (ratio) , intelligence quotient , developmental psychology , cognitive psychology , clinical psychology , cognition , psychiatry , cartography , geography
The Wechsler Memory Scale‐Revised (WMS‐R) is often used in combination with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale‐Revised (WAIS‐R). The clinician must determine whether variation between Indexes and IQs is due to measurement error, or whether it reflects real discrepancies in underlying abilities. This article presents a table of statistically significant differences between WMS‐R Indexes and WAIS‐R IQs. Although psychometric difficulties and procedural limitations render the tabled values somewhat inaccurate, the values can nevertheless be used to augment clinical decision.